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Gov't urged: Ramp up agri support after tariff cuts extension on pork, rice

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Posted at Dec 19 09:21 AM

The government must ramp up support to the local agriculture sector after tariff cuts on pork, rice and corn were extended, SINAG president Rosendo So said. Read more »

NEDA backs EO extending lower tariffs on pork, rice, corn, coal

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 09:32 PM

The board of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has endorsed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday an executive order to extend lower tariffs currently imposed on imported commodities such as pork, corn, rice, and coal, Sec. Arsenio Balisacan said Saturday. Read more »

State of emergency pushed vs looming food crisis

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Updated as of Jul 11 03:11 PM

A group has urged Marcos to consider declaring a state of emergency on food sufficiency in the country to arrest a looming food crisis. Read more »

Kellogg pops as it plans spin-off of legacy cereal business

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 08:50 AM

Iconic breakfast food brand Kellogg became the latest US corporate giant to announce a breakup, unveiling plans to split into three companies in a move that lifted its share price. Read more »

No food, oil shortage despite Russia-Ukraine crisis: DOF

Jessica Fenol and Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 05:11 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez on Tuesday allayed fears of food and oil shorage amid the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine. Read more »

Pacquiao blasts plan to lower tariff on corn imports

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Posted at Mar 25 09:45 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao has thumbed down proposals to lower the tarrif and increase the minimum access volume (MAV) or minimum quota for imported corn. Read more »

Wheat hits 14-year highs as Russia-Ukraine conflict curbs supply

Michael Hogan, Reuters
Posted at Mar 07 09:05 PM

Russia and Ukraine together account for about 29 percent of global wheat exports and 19 percent of corn exports. Read more »

Restaurant chain welcomes new beverage partner

Kenny Rogers Roasters
Posted at Nov 10 04:58 PM

Kenny Rogers Roasters welcomes Coca-Cola as its new beverage partner in the Philippines. Read more »

Truck crashes on C5, spills corn kernels

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 02:53 PM

Workers retrieve dried corn kernels that scattered on C5 Road after the truck carrying it met an accident near Pasig Boulevard around 1 a.m. Saturday. Read more »

Corn farmers oppose reduction of yellow corn tariffs

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Posted at Aug 05 07:50 PM

Philippine corn farmers said lowering tariffs on yellow corn will be detrimental to local corn growers. Read more »

Bearwin Meily, napilitang ibenta ang bahay dahil sa kawalan ng pambayad

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 04:33 PM

Sa unti-unting paglamlam ng kaniyang karera sa showbiz na sinundan pa ng pandemya, napaluha na lamang ang komedyanteng si Bearwin Meily nang ikuwento ang pagbenta sa kanilang pinangarap na bahay dahil sa pagkakakapos sa pera.  Read more »

Majority of honey sold in markets contain sugar syrup: DOST

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 10:30 AM

Majority or 80 percent of honey products sold in markets contain sugar and corn syrups, threatening the health of consumers and resulting in some P200 million loss to the local honey industry, according to a study by the Department of Science and Technology. Read more »

Farmers face starvation after corn fields in Cagayan destroyed by flood

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Posted at Nov 18 11:58 PM

Corn farmers in the isolated parts of the town of Baggao are on the brink of starvation after their entire corn harvest was wiped out by typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Grain grab: China's global hunt for feed grains roils world market

Hallie Gu, Maximilian Heath and Naveen Thukral, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 11:12 AM

Chinese feed producers, pig farmers and traders are reshaping the global grain market as they scour the world for supplies amid a domestic shortfall that sent local corn prices to record highs and is expected to fuel global food inflation in 2021. Read more »

LGUs, private sector urged to buy palay, corn directly from farmers

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Posted at Oct 01 01:29 PM

The Department of Agriculture said Thursday provincial local government units and the private sector should buy palay and corn from farmers to boost prices. Read more »

FDA warns public against purchase of popular liver spread, other unregistered food products

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Updated as of Sep 16 09:08 PM

(UPDATE) The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned the public against the purchase and consumption of several unregistered food and food supplements. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 7, 2020

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Updated as of Sep 01 05:58 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Bumper corn harvest in northern Mindanao

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 02:48 PM

An agricultural worker carries a sack filled with harvested yellow corn in Claveria, Misamis Oriental on Sunday.  Read more »