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Chefs Kevin Navoa and Thirdy Dolatre's immersion into the often overlooked food culture of the Cordilleras has culminated in a love letter to nostalgia and warmth.
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The Michelin Star-rated restaurant's latest tasting menu gives you the option to buy Cordillerra rice at the end of the meal to support Cordillera farmers.
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The Marcos government sees the pause in rice importation as a way to protect the livelihoods of farmers
Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. earlier this week ordered his government to temporarily suspend the importation of rice for 60 days starting Sept. 1, 2025, in a move seen to protect the livelihoods of the country's farmers. the question is ...
The untold story of Filipino rice breeders behind your favorite kind of rice.
Hilario C. Dela Cruz, now 86, spent 12 years of his entire professional life breeding a new variety of rice that could withstand cold temperatures in the highlands of Ifugao and Benguet, with the goal of helping them achieve rice food security. ...
Is it because of corruption, incompetence, bad politicians, or laziness? According to IRRI, the answer is quite simple.
In 2023, the Philippines was named the world's top rice importer, overtaking global behemoth China. According to Statista, which based its information on reports by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Philippines imported 3.8 million metric tons (MMT) of ...
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 ...
Under the proposed Programang Benteng Bigas sa Mamamayan or PBMM.
One of president-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s biggest campaign promises was to bring down the price of rice from P39 per kilo to P20. Of course, this was originally met with criticism from agricultural advocacy groups and stakeholders, considering the ...
A biosafety permit, to be exact.
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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Buying locally grown rice varieties helps our farmers, too.
In 2019, the Philippines produced about 18.8 million metric tons of palay or unhusked rice. This is close to the average amount the country produces, according to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. That may seem like a huge number, ...
You can have your steaming cup of rice. I prefer mine cool.
Like many people forced to stay indoors during this health crisis, I've been cooking for myself a lot more instead of ordering food or going out to eat. I do my groceries usually on a Sunday or Monday, and plan my ...
The Marcos-era agricultural scheme is back in the spotlight.
An exchange between Senator Imee Marcos and Department of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez during a hearing at the Senate earlier this week brought back into the limelight a once dormant term: Masagana 99.It was Marcos who brought up the phrase, an ...
But Greenpeace wants the Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision.
Golden Rice, or a genetically modified variant of the food staple, is as "safe as conventional rice," according to a biosafety assessment conducted by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture (DA-BPI). This means that Golden Rice is ...
'I just bought rice, and here I am being thanked like I moved mountains.'
The Philippines is one of the last countries in Asia that has yet to fulfill any meaningful agrarian reform, ultimately failing to unshackle farmers from their bondage to the soil. Farmers are even forced to sell crops to traders at measly prices, ...
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