Credit to Author: Eireene Jairee Gomez| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:49:47 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte retracted his day-old order to suspend the importation of rice, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday. In a press conference in Quezon City, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said he explained to the Executive during a meeting on Wednesday night the various solutions that have been put in place by the DA to assist […]
Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:16:58 +0000
SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ — With farmers worrying about a possible drop in income due to rice import liberalization, an official of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) here asked them to try their hands on carabao dairying to earn extra money. Dr. Arnel del Barrio, PCC executive director, said carabao dairying could be done right […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 21:38:06 +0000
The economic research group Ibon Foundation on Tuesday warned that the rice tariffication law would neither improve the productivity of local farmers, lower the price of rice, or ensure a stable rice supply unless the government gave substantial support to agriculture.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:20:46 +0000
Modernizing local rice production, not unbridled importation of the staple, will solve the country’s intermittent rice shortage, a peasant leader-turned-lawmaker said on Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 23:14:46 +0000
Lawmakers expressed a mix of guarded optimism and skepticism over the future of the local rice industry following the enactment of the rice tariffication law, which the Duterte administration and its congressional allies said would help lower the price of the staple and ensure supply.
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Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:26:26 +0000
A measure opening the doors to the unrestricted importation of rice is now awaiting President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature.
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Anyone may now import rice at any quantity.
President Duterte has issued the directive to fully liberalize rice importation to rein in inflation after he was informed that rising prices of the staple caused inflation to surge to a fresh nine-year high.
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