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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set the price of National Food Authority (NFA) rice at P35 per kilo, lower than the initial estimate of P38 per kilo, as part of the government’s response to the declared food security emergency. The NFA will release at least 150,000 metric tons of rice—half of its 300,000 metric-ton […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has declared a food security emergency on rice based on recommendations from the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC). The food security emergency was prompted by the “extraordinary” rise in local rice prices, which has persisted despite lower global market costs and a reduction in tariffs in July. “This emergency […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the ceremonial distribution of 100,000 bags of rice donated by South Korea to those affected by Tropical Storm Kristine across Regions I-V. The rice donation, totaling 4,000 metric tons, was part of the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve’s Tier 3 program. The Philippines is represented by the […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. welcomed an initiative by MerryMart Grocery, a company under listed DoubleDragon Corp., to support the government’s effort to provide affordable rice options to Filipino consumers. “We need more good corporate citizens like MerryMart who are ready to extend a helping hand to assist the government in looking after the welfare of […]
To ensure that affordable rice is accessible to the public, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to dispose of the National Food Authority’s 300,000-ton aging rice stock to KADIWA outlets once a food security emergency is declared. While Republic Act No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law bars the NFA […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced that the price of the 25% broken rice variety sold under the Department of Agriculture’s Rice-for-All program (RFA25) will be reduced from P40 to P38 per kilogram. “This price reduction will take effect on Friday, just ahead of the implementation of the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. raised concern over persistently high rice prices, particularly the sale of imported rice at P60 per kilo, calling it indicative of profiteering. Tiu Laurel’s comments followed a recent consultative meeting with rice importers and millers, where DA officials scrutinized the industry’s pricing practices. “The exorbitant price of imported rice […]
The “Murang Pagkain” super committee conducted its fifth meeting to discuss the impact of irrigation in the rice supply chain. Super committee lead chairman and Albay Representative Joey Salceda said, “It was established that lowering of tariffs under EO (Executive Order) 62 did not translate – translated to only 50 centavos – to any significant […]
The Department of Agriculture is adding four public markets in Metro Manila where P40 per kilo well-milled rice will be sold under the Rice-for-All program to provide consumers with options amid stubbornly high prices of the food staple. KADIWA ng Pangulo rice kiosks in the four additional markets started offering the P40 a kilo rice […]
At the third meeting of the ‘Murang Pagkain’ Super Committee, the Department of Agriculture (DA) proposed the restoration of the National Food Authority’s (NFA) power to buy and sell rice at lower prices. DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. emphasized the need for restoring the NFA’s power to directly intervene in the rice market by […]