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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 […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to roll out KADIWA Rice-for-All program in all major public markets to provide affordable options for consumers and curb persistently high retail prices of rice. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the move comes in response to the discrepancy between reduced tariffs on imported rice and the […]
The Department of Agriculture said a retail price of around P42 per kilo for well-milled rice represents a “happy balance” that meets both the needs of Filipino consumers and farmers. “While we aim to drive down food costs, we are also mindful of the needs of our primary stakeholders—our farmers and their families, who work […]
The KADIWA ng Pangulo program will start selling Rice-for-All at a lower price of P43 per kilo in its various outlets starting this week. This initiative is another step toward realizing President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s goal of making food more affordable for every Filipino family. The Rice-for-All program, spearheaded by Food Terminals Inc., offers well-milled rice […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez welcomed the significant decline in the prices of rice after confirming the availability of rice selling by as low as P42 per kilo during a visit to three key markets in Metro Manila recently. Romualdez visited Guadalupe Market in Makati, as well as the Farmers’ Market and Nepa Q-Mart in Quezon City […]
Senator Imee Marcos joined the Provincial Government of Isabela’s massive distributions of Bojie-Rodito Opportunities (BRO) for Education allowances and monthly rice subsidies to various sectors recently in Cauayan City. “Dito sa Isabela, hindi na kailangan ng pambili ng bigas [dahil] binibigay na ng probinsiya,” Marcos said. “Dito sa Isabela, hindi na kailangan ng pambili ng […]
During the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the DA and Universal Robina Corporation (URC), Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. expressed confidence in the potential of potatoes as a source of carbohydrate and an alternative to rice, making it a valuable crop for addressing food needs of the Filipinos. “I am very […]
With the planned expansion of Program 29 in areas outside Metro Manila, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to include House Bill No. 3957 or the “Kadiwa Agri Food-Terminal Act” as a priority measure in the Third Regular Session of the 19th Congress. Under Lee’s measure, Kadiwa centers will be […]
The Department of Agriculture launched a large-scale trial of “Program 29”, an initiative spearheaded by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. aimed at providing high-quality rice at P29 per kilo to as many as 6.9 million vulnerable households, representing around 35 million Filipinos. Following the directives of Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., 10 KADIWA centers in Metro […]
In the House deliberations on amending Republic Act No. 11023 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has reiterated his call to restore the National Food Authority’s (NFA) power to buy palay from local farmers which would be sold at a cheaper price in the market for as low as […]