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Mga magsasaka may alinlangang magtanim ng palay dahil sa gastos: grupo

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Updated as of May 30 06:01 PM

Lumalaki umano ang gastos ng mga magsasaka para sa pagtatanim ng palay. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 28, 2021

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Posted at May 29 12:19 AM

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

Muntinlupa barangay raffles off rice to boost vaccination rate

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 05:28 PM

A man has his vitals checked before being inoculated against COVID-19 at the Brgy. Sucat covered court in Muntinlupa on Friday. Read more »

DOH mulls giving incentives to boost vaccination rate

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Posted at May 28 03:36 PM

The Department of Health said Friday it was considering giving incentives to help boost the country's vaccination rate, as nearly 4.7 million people were so far inoculated against COVID-19. Read more »

Gov't says won't import rice during local harvest as farmers worry over income loss

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 05:18 PM

The government will only import rice after the local harvest, Malacañang said on Thursday, as farmer expressed concern over President Rodrigo Duterte's move to slash tariffs on imported supply of the staple grain.  Read more »

Magsasaka ang maghihirap sa tapyas sa taripa ng bigas: Drilon

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Updated as of May 20 11:07 AM

Ang mga magsasaka ang mahihirapan sa desisyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na babaan ang taripa sa bigas na inaangkat sa ibang bansa, ayon kay Sen. Drilon.   Read more »

Farmers group aapela sa Kongreso kontra panibagong tapyas sa taripa ng imported rice

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Updated as of May 18 09:49 PM

Aapela ang isang farmers group sa Kongreso matapos maglabas ang Malacañang ng kautusang magpapababa sa taripa ng bigas na iaangkat mula sa ibang bansa.  Read more »

Farmers' group umaaray sa panibagong tapyas sa taripa ng imported rice

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Posted at May 17 08:01 PM

Bababaan ang taripa sa imported rice kahit tumaas ang ani sa first quarter ng 2021, at mas mataas sa first quarter ng 2019 at 2020. Read more »

Duterte temporarily slashes imported rice tariffs, 'modifies' pork import tariffs

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Posted at May 15 08:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved temporarily reducing the tariff rates on imported rice, and "further modified" tariffs on imported pork products to ease the burden on consumers, his office said on Saturday.  Read more »

Locsin thanks Vietnam for offer of 'guaranteed' rice shipments

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 12:13 AM

MANILA - Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday thanked Vietnam for its “offer to guarantee rice shipments” to the Philippines during last year’s lockdown. Read more »

Bulacan village officials apologize for 'lugaw is not essential' fiasco

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Updated as of Apr 02 08:35 PM

Several village officials who went viral for claiming that "lugaw" is a non-essential item apologized on Friday, saying that disallowing the delivery of rice porridge in areas under community quarantine was a mistake. Read more »

‘Luto sa pagmamahal’: NCCA says ‘lugaw’ is a symbol of Filipino culture

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Posted at Mar 31 11:52 PM

After the viral video of a woman saying “lugaw” or rice porridge is not among essential goods, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts on Wednesday reminded the public about the cultural value of the dish. Read more »

#LugawIsEssential: Here are some of the top lugawans in Metro Manila

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 09:17 PM

Here are some of the top eateries around Metro Manila that serve delightful lugaw to its customers.  Read more »

Inflation likely within 4.3 to 5.1 percent in February: Bangko Sentral

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Posted at Feb 26 05:36 PM

Inflation could settle between 4.3 percent to 5.1 percent range in February, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Friday. Read more »

Metro Manila gets fresh shipment of 2,000 hogs to pull down prices

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 11:23 AM

A fresh shipment of 2,000 hogs from Mindanao has been shipped to Metro Manila to address a supply shortage of pork and bring down its prices, in line with President Rodrigo Duterte's order, Malacañang said on Wednesday.    Read more »

Palace seeks food summit to curb prices of pork, rice

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Posted at Feb 11 05:07 PM

Is another food summit necessary to curb the runaway prices of staples or could the government instead adopt a plan formulated in 2018?  Read more »

Tikoy sales surge as Filipinos, Chinese welcome Lunar New Year despite pandemic

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 10:01 PM

Filipino-Chinese families said they wanted to keep giving tikoy away — even if they need to squeeze it into their already tight budgets — because they hope to turn their luck around in the Year of the Ox this 2021.   Read more »

Executive branch calls for Food Security Summit over fluctuating prices

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 03:59 PM

he Executive branch is calling for a Food Security Summit to address the fluctuations in the prices of some staple food items, Malacañang said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Philippine rice output hits all-time high of 19.3 million MT in 2020

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 05:40 PM

The Philippines' rice production reached an all-time high last year at 19.3 million metric tons (MT), up 2.6 percent from 18.8 million MT in 2019, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released on Wednesday. Read more »

Feed fight: African consumers hit as Asia gobbles up rice supplies

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Posted at Jan 22 10:10 AM

Tightening global supplies of basic foodstuffs and disruptions to shipping caused by the coronavirus pandemic are driving up the cost of rice, the most important staple food for billions of people worldwide. Read more »