Habal-habal drivers to get rice subsidy

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/17/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Concerned on the plight of habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) and Angkas drivers who were affected by the decision of the Supreme Court to suspend Angkas operations, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he will be providing…

Local rice retailers worry about SRP on rice

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 11/15/2018

RICE retailers are worried of poor sales due when the suggested retail price on rice products will be implemented in Central Visayas. Rice retailer Maribeth Cabahit, 43, said most of her customers would want to buy rice…

Change in rice labels seen to cause confusion among buyers

Jessa Sotto 11/15/2018

  Although the suggested retail price (SRP) on rice has yet to be implemented in the region, some vendors expressed concerns on the standardization of rice labels that may affect their sales. Reslyn Belia, 42, said most…

GRECON: Rice SRP would bring huge losses to traders

Irene Sino-Cruz and Futch Anthony Inso 11/13/2018

If Cebu rice retailers implement the suggested retail prices (SRP) for rice, this move would cripple their businesses. During yesterday’s orientation on the implementation of the SRP on rice in Cebu, Consolacion Mayor Teresa Alegrado, president of…

Rice tarrification can help ease rising inflation — gov’t execs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/30/2018

GOVERNMENT officials are pushing for rice tariffication as a bid to help temper the country’s high inflation rate. Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) Regional Director Asteria Caberte said that it is important to…

Gov’t measure to curb inflation: SRP on pork, chicken, and rice

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/29/2018

The Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7) is assuring the public that the government is putting in place measures to arrest the continued increase in prices of basic commodities. Among these measures is to…

NFA sees P3-cut in price of rice

Futch Anthony Inso 10/24/2018

THE NATIONAL Food Authority (NFA-7) foresees a P3 cut in the price of commercial rice in the market by the end of October to December this year. “Nationwide, the trend is that there will be a decrease…

SRP for rice to start on Sat.

Inquirer.net 10/24/2018

IT MAY take a few more days before consumers feel the relief of lower suggested retail price (SRP) on rice, although prices in the market are now beginning to decline with the start of the local harvest…

NFA rice to be sold in Cebu supermarkets soon if …

Zena V. Magto 10/11/2018

NFA rice will soon be sold in supermarkets in Cebu such as the Metro Retail stores and the Prince Warehouse Club outlets. This will happen if they will be accredited by the National Food Authority as distributors…

Cebu malls want to sell NFA rice

Zena Magto 10/11/2018

The National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) has received applications from commercial malls for the distribution of NFA rice. This was confirmed by Ferdinand Nuñez, head of NFA-7. From October 1 to 9, the market distribution…

600K bags of imported rice seen to stabilize prices in CV

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/10/2018

3RD BATCH OF RICE IMPORTS to arrive in nov. Around 600,000 bags of imported rice will be distributed in Central Visayas by the end of the year. Olma Bayno, National Food Authority in Central Visayas information officer,…

Mandaue gov’t’s food for work program: Free rice for cleaning surroundings

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/30/2018

FOUR kilos of free rice in a month for indigent families in Mandaue City in exchange for ensuring the cleanliness of their surroundings. This is the condition for those in the marginalized sector to avail of the…

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