Economists and a former DA undersecretary have said the move would only raise domestic prices and cited the need to rebuild the sector from the ground up.
The Department of Agriculture has recommended raising tariffs on imported rice to protect local farmers and their livelihoods. What will this mean for the Philippine economy in the government's quest to alleviate the woes of our farmers?The news broke via ...
The cheapest locally produced rice you can buy at the moment costs P50 per kilogram.
From farm to retail prices, it's always been a domino effect. When the cost of food is skyrocketing, it's usually because of supply problems. In the case of palay or unhusked rice, crops are damaged either when it's too ...
The fishing tycoon was one of Marcos' biggest campaign donors during the 2022 elections.
A top donor to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s presidential campaign is set to be named the next Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary. Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is no stranger to the agriculture industry, as well as working closely with Marcos ...
Onions have been making us cry for months now. We all remember how shocked we were when they were priced at P300 per kilo, considering that it was only at P100 just a few months back. Now, reports have recently surfaced about ...
Is there a shortage of salt, or a shortage of support for the salt industry?
In the Philippines, there's the painful irony of being surrounded by the salty sea yet not having enough supply of salt for the country. In fact, the country's Department of Agriculture wants to keep importing salt. Department of Agriculture (DA) ...
The president had originally directed Rodriguez to skip the hearing.
On the third hearing of the sugar import mess, Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez appeared before the Senate blue ribbon committee after the panel subpoenaed him to attend the September 6 probe.Rodriguez had appeared in the first hearing but left early because ...
It's happening. The country's 17th president will soon be sworn in. President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos" Jr. is just days away from his inauguration at the National Museum in Manila City on June 30. And so far, he's created ...
Pretty soon, you might be seeing Golden Rice being sold in stores and supermarkets near you. The genetically modified variant of the grain was officially granted a biosafety permit by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture last week. ...
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