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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday announced that Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has been appointed as the new Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a last-minute press briefing in Malacañang, Marcos…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Around 366 micro rice retailers in Central Visayas were given until Friday, October 6, 2023, to claim their financial assistance worth P15,000, under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and…
(UPDATED, 1:15 p.m., Wednesday) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. lifted the rice price ceiling on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. In a rice distribution activity in Taguig City, Marcos announced that beginning this Wednesday, the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Did you ever see a ‘half-rice’ option in menus here? Well, that soon may be required in food establishments and even school canteens in the city. This after Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 87 micro rice retailers received cash assistance from the government last Thursday, September 14, 2023. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with the Department of Trade…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – With the issuance of the Executive Order 39, some rice retailers at the Mandaue City Public Market expressed concern on the future of their business if prices from suppliers remain high. President Ferdinand…
MANILA, Philippines — The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) on Wednesday urged the government to limit the implementation of the price ceiling on rice to two to three weeks, warning that prolonging such a regulation could bankrupt…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official from the Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) has reiterated their focus on monitoring the price ceilings mandated by the president. The implementation of the Executive Order (EO)…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, advised the public to consider alternative sources of carbohydrates to rice amid fears of a rice stock shortage after the government implemented a price…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official from the National Food and Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) said that there is sufficient supply of NFA rice ready in case of calamities or disaster. “We assure the public that…
MANILA, Philippines — Retail prices of rice in Metro Manila started to decline on Tuesday, the first day the price ceiling on the Filipino staple food took effect, according to a monitoring conducted by the Department of…
NEW DELHI— Warmer, drier weather because of an earlier than usual El Nino is expected to hamper rice production across Asia, hitting global food security in a world still reeling from the impacts of the war in…
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