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Philippines to continue rice imports with tighter rules

Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 02:51 PM

The Philippines will not suspend rice imports but will tighten food safety measures to control the entry of cheap grain that is hurting incomes of local farmers, the agriculture chief said on Thursday.  Read more »

'Dami nang naghikahos': Grupo iginiit na 'huli na' ang pagpapatigil ng rice importation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 07:10 PM

Huli na para makatulong sa mga magsasaka si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos nitong ipag-utos ang pagsuspinde sa pag-angkat ng bigas, ayon sa isang grupo. Read more »

Rice Tariffication Law worse than Yolanda, says rice farmers alliance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 08:15 PM

The Rice Tariffication Law is worse than supertyphoon Yolanda in terms of its damage to the livelihood of rice farmers, an alliance of farmers organizations and advocates said on Monday. Read more »

'Ube man': Magsasaka sa Benguet nakahukay ng dambuhalang white ube

Micaella Ilao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 07:58 PM

Huwebes nang mahukay ng magsasakang si Homer Menzi ang isang 6-talampakang white ube na may bigat na 28 kilo.  Read more »

Benguet farmers fear loss of crops as Tropical Storm Ramon creeps close

Michelle Soriano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 06:21 PM

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Cordillera raised blue alert status over the region to prepare for and monitor the effects of Ramon, which is expected to bring rains in North and Central Luzon. Read more »

Duterte defers meeting with farmers to condole with slain soldiers' kin: Bong Go

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:55 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will postpone his Nov. 15 meeting with farmers in the southern province of Cotabato to pay respects to soldiers wounded and killed in a recent clash with rebels in Eastern Samar, Senator Bong Go said Thursday.    Read more »

DOF: Rice Tariffication Law tuloy pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:23 AM

Ayon sa isang ulat, posibleng maungusan na ng Pilipinas ang China sa dami ng aangkating bigas. Read more »

Pakiusap ng DA sa mga kritiko: Bigyan ng tsansa ang rice tariffication law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 08:05 PM

Dahil dito, walang nakikitang dahilan ang Department of Finance para ipatigil ang pagpapatupad ng batas.  Read more »

Higit 100 ektarya ng pananim sa Ilocos Norte, nasira dahil sa ulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 12:35 AM

ILOCOS NORTE—Nasira ang nasa 106 ektarya ng pananim sa bayan ng Badoc, Ilocos Norte dahil sa ilang araw na pag-ulan. Read more »

Mt. Province farmers donate sayote to quake victims

Michelle Soriano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 10:36 AM

Farmers from Sagada town, Mountain Province shared their vegetable harvest to the victims of earthquake in Cotabato. Read more »

Syrian vlogger pinakyaw ang bigas ng magsasaka para sa Mindanao quake victims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 04:50 AM

Pinakyaw ni Basel Manadil ang panindang bigas ng isang magsasaka sa Pampanga para gawing donasyon sa mga nasalanta ng lindol sa Mindanao. Read more »

May pakinabang ba ang mga magsasaka sa Rice Tariffication Law?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 08:51 PM

Ano nga ba ang epekto ng Rice Tariffication Law sa mga magsasaka? Read more »

19 dead, 22 hurt after truck plunges into Apayao ravine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 12:25 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—At least 19 people were killed and 21 others were injured after a truck they rented fell into a ravine in Conner town, Apayao, Thursday night. Read more »

Presyo ng bulaklak sa Farmers Market, QC tumaas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 01:19 PM

Dalawang araw bago mag-Undas, tumaas ang presyo ng mga ibinebentang bulaklak sa Farmers Market sa Cubao, Quezon City.   Read more »

DTI rejects safeguard tariffs on imported rice, warns of faster inflation

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 07:51 PM

Farmers' groups and agriculture advocates have been calling for the imposition of safeguard duties on rice to protect local farmers amid an influx of cheap imports.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 21, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 11:13 PM

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

Protesters call for repeal of rice tariffs

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 04:04 PM

Farmers and advocate groups burn an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte as they call for the repeal of a law that replaced quotas on rice imports with taxes. The rally coincides with the 47th anniversary of a presidential directive that emancipated all tenant farmers. Read more »

Rice farmers find relief in digital economy as prices fall

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 12:25 PM

BigasPh, which Valdez co-founded, takes orders from the provinces including Nueva Ecija and Banaue and delivers the grain to consumers in the capital. The staple is bought from farmers at a "fair price," she said Read more »

Gov't readies cash aid for rice farmers hit by low prices

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 12:43 PM

Cash assistance of P5,000 per affected farmer will be released before Christmas, Agriculture secretary William Dar said on the sidelines of the Philippine-India Trade Consultations during the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind. Read more »

Signature campaign para suspendihin ang Rice Tariffication Law, inilunsad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 02:11 AM

Isinantabi naman ng Department of Agriculture ang posibleng pagtaas ng taripa sa bigas. Read more »