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Farmers’ burden

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 05:25 PM

Farmers from the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) and AMIHAN peasant women’s group hold a protest outside the Department of Agriculture (DA) headquarters in Quezon City, Tuesday. Read more »

Prices of imported commercial rice remain high amid rice tariffication law

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Posted at Sep 19 11:49 PM

Prices of imported commercial rice remain high despite the implementation of the rice tariffication law. Read more »

Agri dept eyes non-tariff measures to 'manage' rice imports

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 03:09 PM

The DA will inspect ports and implement stricter requirements for the issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary clearances that are necessary for rice shipments, Secretary William Dar said. Read more »

'Mga trabahador sa NFA nangangambang maalis dahil sa rice tariffication'

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Posted at Feb 15 10:57 PM

Ikinababahala ng mga empleyado ng National Food Authority at mga magsasaka ang pagsasabatas sa rice tariffication bill na magbabawas sa mga tungkulin ng ahensiya.  Read more »

Rice Tariffication Bill, pirma na lang ni Duterte ang kulang

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Posted at Jan 17 02:30 AM

Sa ilalim ng Rice Tariffication Bill, sa lokal na magsasaka na bibili ang NFA ng palay at hindi na mag-i-import pa. Read more »

Presyo ng delatang karne, 'madadamay' sa rice tariffication

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Updated as of Jan 16 04:50 PM

Nanganganib na tumaas ang presyo ng karneng de lata kapag naisabatas ang rice tarrification bill, ayon sa isang manufacturer group.    Read more »

Tañada: Palace should consult farmers on rice importation

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Posted at Oct 10 12:37 AM

MANILA - Malacañang should consult with the country's basic sectors as it addresses the quickening inflation, former Quezon representative and Liberal Party senatorial bet Lorenzo Erin Tañada III said. Read more »

'Mga magsasaka sapul sa pag-angkat ng bigas'

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Posted at Oct 09 09:10 PM

Nababahala ang ilang rice stakeholder sa pagpasok ng inangkat na bigas sa bansa dahil maaari raw nitong patayin ang lokal na produksiyon. Read more »

Duterte green-lights 'unimpeded' rice importation

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 11:21 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to “liberalize” rice importation which will allow the “unimpeded” flow of the staple to the market, the Palace said Tuesday, as the government scrambles to tame soaring inflation. Read more »

AgriNurture inks rice supply deal with Vietnam's Vinafood

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Updated as of Sep 17 07:31 PM

Conditions of the agreement will follow Philippine laws, including but not limited to, the proposed tariffs on imported rice. Read more »

NFA rice importation won't tame market prices for now: spokesman

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Posted at Sep 06 11:11 AM

The importation of some 250,000 metric tons of rice would not immediately impact the market prices, a spokesperson for the National Food Authority said Thursday. Read more »

Diverted NFA funds could've padded rice stocks - advocate

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Posted at Aug 30 10:28 AM

If the National Food Authority had not diverted funds to pay its debts, it could have bought rice from farmers and increased rice stocks, preventing the need to import grain, an agriculture advocate said Thursday.    Read more »

House approves rice tariffication bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 09:03 PM

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a bill which imposes tariffs on rice imports in place of quotas. Read more »

Limitasyon sa inaangkat na bigas, nais tanggalin

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Posted at Jul 30 09:05 PM

Isinusulong ang pagbago ng sistema sa pagpasok ng bigas sa bansa. Maaari raw nitong maibaba ang presyo ng bigas.  Read more »

Rice savers

Manny Palmero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 08:20 PM

Workers from the National Food Authority (NFA) arrange sacks of rice, which recently arrived at the NFA warehouse in Visayas Avenue in Quezon City on Wednesday Read more »

Removal of rice import quotas not likely to affect farmers: Piñol

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Posted at Apr 30 03:33 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement to remove quantitative restrictions on rice importation is not likely to hurt local farmers, an agriculture official said Monday. Read more »

Evasco out as NFA Council chief

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:47 PM

AKLAN, Philippines - Secretary to the Cabinet Leoncio Evasco will no longer head the National Food Authority (NFA) Council, an inter-agency policy making body of the state grains agency, his spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Read more »

Fresh rice imports to arrive by June, NFA Council head says

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Posted at Feb 12 02:52 PM

Some 250,000 metric tons in new rice imports will arrive by the first week of June, a Cabinet official in charge of securing enough stock of the staple grain said Monday, as he allayed fears of a shortage. Read more »

Pernia favors tariffs over extension of rice import quota

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Updated as of Jul 18 01:23 PM

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on Wednesday said imposing duties on imported rice would be better than a quantitative restriction. Read more »

Presyo ng bigas, bahagyang tumaas: Philippine Statistics Authority

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Posted at Nov 16 02:16 AM

Pero wala umanong dahilan para tumaas ang presyo ng bigas dahil sapat ang supply nito, ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol. Read more »