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86 pct rice tariff needed for farmers to survive - advocacy group

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Updated as of Nov 21 10:20 PM

The government needs to raise tariffs on imported rice to 86 percent from 35 percent to help Filipino farmers compete and ensure the survival of the local rice industry, an advocacy group said on Thursday.  Read more »

Pag-angkat ng bigas tuloy pa rin, hihigpitan: Agri chief

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Updated as of Nov 21 07:02 PM

Hindi sususpendehin ng Pilipinas ang pag-angkat nito ng bigas pero magpapatupad ang bansa ng mas mahigpit na proseso kaugnay ng pagpasok ng imported rice, ayon kay Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 20, 2019

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Posted at Nov 21 01:34 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

'Repeal Rice Tariffication Law'

Mike Alquinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:27 PM

Members of various farmers groups hold a protest against the Rice Tariffication Law in front of the National Economic and Development Authority's main gate in Pasig City on Wednesday. Read more »

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

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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 »

Duterte to heed military, police on 4th martial law extension in Mindanao

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Posted at Nov 20 05:44 AM

MANILA—Extending martial law in Mindanao for the fourth time will depend on the recommendation of the military and police, President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday night. Read more »

Malawakang protesta, ikinakasa laban sa Rice Tariffication Law

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Posted at Nov 20 01:11 AM

Naghahanda na rin sila ng malawakang protesta laban dito. Read more »

Rice Tariffication Law worse than Yolanda, says rice farmers alliance

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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 »

26 sumuko sa Iwahig prison dahil sa GCTA pinalaya na

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Posted at Nov 18 05:30 PM

Pinalaya ngayong umaga ng Lunes ang 26 taong dating nakapiit Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm na muling bumalik sa kulungan dahil sa kontrobersiyal na good conduct time allowance law. Read more »

'Do not despair': Duterte says sorry to local farmers over low palay prices

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 11:51 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to local rice farmers over low prices of the grain but insisted that the Philippines needed to import the staple.   Read more »

Duterte says he can hike rice tariffs if needed

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 01:10 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he can order the increase of rice tariff rates to help local farmers cope with falling prices of the staple grain. Read more »

4 na umano'y kotong cops sa Maynila, iniimbestigahan na ng DOJ

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Posted at Nov 15 10:09 AM

MAYNILA—Sumalang sa inquest proceedings ng Department of Justice (DOJ) ang 4 na pulis na naaresto matapos umanong kikilan ng P200,000 ang pamilya ng naaresto nilang drug suspek sa Baseco, Tondo, Maynila.  Read more »

Conference to bring together women in law enforcement

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Posted at Nov 14 03:21 PM

The US Embassy in Manila, the Philippine National Police and the Quezon City Government are set to host the inaugural Asia Women Leading Law Enforcement Conference next week. This five-day conference is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia and will bring together 200 female law enforcement officials from the region. Read more »

'Filial service': Pinay recognized as South Korea's model daughter-in-law

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 12:58 PM

HOENGSEONG, South Korea – In a mountain village thousands of kilometers from her native Philippines, Emma Sumampong nurses her elderly mother-in-law, while also caring for her husband and children, working on the family farm, and holding a part-time job.   Read more »

'Dapat magpakumbaba sila': Baguio mayor defends enforcers who took judge's license plate

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Updated as of Nov 14 11:36 AM

The traffic enforcers who confiscated the license plate of a judge that visited Baguio City were only obeying a local law on illegal parking, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Thursday. Read more »

DOF: Rice Tariffication Law tuloy pa rin

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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

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Posted at Nov 13 08:05 PM

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

PNP may recommend martial law extension in select areas in Mindanao

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Updated as of Nov 13 06:47 PM

The Philippine National Police may recommend the extension of martial law in select areas in Mindanao, its officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa said Wednesday. Read more »

Martial law sa Mindanao, dapat pa bang palawigin?

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Posted at Nov 13 12:25 AM

Magpupulong na ang security cluster ng gobyerno ngayong buwan, para talakayin kung kailangan pang palawigin o bawiin na ang batas militar sa Mindanao. Read more »

After nearly 3 years, authorities eye lifting Mindanao martial law

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Updated as of Nov 13 12:43 AM

Martial law could be lifted in Mindanao after nearly 3 years, police said Tuesday, while the interior and local government department sought military rule in selected areas in the region. Read more »