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Exclude land ownership from Cha-cha discussions says Finance chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 07:01 PM

Land ownership should be left out of discussions on Charter change, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Philippines sees 2021 minimum rice import requirement at 1.69-M tons

Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 06:52 PM

The Philippines, the world's biggest rice importer, will need to bring in at least 1.69 million tonnes of its staple food this year to fully cover domestic requirements, a government official said on Thursday. Read more »

Japanese pre-cooked rice producer builds new factory in Tarlac

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 01:00 PM

A Japanese manufacturer of pre-cooked rice using unique technologies has established a new factory in Tarlac to meet the increasing demand for packed rice. Read more »

LISTAHAN: Bagong SRP para sa mga bilihin sa palengke sa Kamaynilaan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 06:07 PM

Ginawa ito matapos ipatupad ang price freeze sa Luzon dahil sa pandemya at sa sunod-sunod na bagyo na nanalasa sa isla. Read more »

Finance chief orders BIR, Customs to investigate cooperatives used for rice imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:49 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to help the Department of Agriculture in investigating the alleged use of cooperatives by private traders as dummies for rice imports.    Read more »

Free rice for every 6 bottles of beer? Here's what people say

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 11:44 PM

San Miguel Corp. is offering Filipinos something to buy during their supply runs amid the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Over 1 million small rice farmers to receive P5,000 cash aid from 'excess tariff'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 08:45 AM

Over 1 million rice farmers tilling 1 hectare or less will receive P5,000 cash assistance due to excess tariffs collected on rice imports, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday. Read more »

Rice supply still sufficient despite typhoons: Agriculture chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 04:21 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Sunday the country's rice supply remained sufficient even after a series of typhoons ravaged the country in the past weeks. Read more »

Planting rice after Rolly

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 12:45 AM

Farmers start to plant rice in Barangay Simamla, Virac town, Catanduanes, Saturday. Read more »

PANOORIN: 'Siony' naramdaman sa Batanes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 08:10 PM

Naramdaman sa ilang bahagi ng Batanes ang hagupit ng bagyong Siony   Read more »

Typhoon hampers rice shipments to Batanes, says governor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 09:31 AM

MANILA - The provincial government of Batanes on Friday said they may soon have a problem with their rice supply if the province continues to experience bad weather after Severe Tropical Storm Siony. Read more »

Dissecting Data: Pork speeds up Oct inflation, storms' impact to be seen in Nov

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 03:28 PM

The Philippine Statistics Authority says the main contributors to the acceleration were higher prices of food, certain services, and education.  Read more »

3X3: Zamboanga City takes Chooks-to-Go 3×3 crown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 06:08 PM

Zamboanga City-Family’s Brand Sardines took the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 President’s Cup by taking down the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Friday in the Grand Finals of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. Read more »

3x3: Nueva Ecija's Juan GDL to sit out President's Cup grand finals

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 04:35 PM

Juan Gomez de Liano will not play for third-seeded Nueva Ecija in the Grand Finals of the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 President's Cup. Read more »

Pacquiao seeks probe into Rice Tariffication law, P10-B fund for farmers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 08:32 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Monday filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Act and the P10-billion fund under the law, saying farmers groups have been suffering from the "dramatic decline" of the price of unhusked rice. Read more »

Villar chides DA official over rice importation during harvest season

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 04:04 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Thursday came down hard on an agriculture official for granting rice importation permits during harvest season, further reducing the income of struggling smallholder farmers. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 12:15 AM

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

Protest marks National Day of Defiance

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 10:35 PM

Members of various progressive groups burn an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte during a protest in Mendiola on Wednesday. Read more »

Did you know? Lea Salonga sang original demo for 'The Lion King'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 03:20 PM

Not many people know that Lea Salonga was tapped to record a demo of one of the most popular songs from “The Lion King.” Read more »

Senate panel urges DA to improve campaign vs meat, rice smuggling

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 03:34 AM

Several senators on Monday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heighten its campaign against the smuggling of meat products in the Philippines, saying some traders have come up with scheme to slip illegal products into groceries. Read more »