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Pangilinan urges P6-B compensation for rice farmers this December

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Posted at Dec 11 07:36 PM

Last November, Pangilinan filed a bill seeking to augment the 2019 budget with P6 billion to immediately provide cash from unprogrammed funds in the spending plan for rice farmers.  Read more »

Duterte says 'misunderstood' on suspension of rice importation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 07:17 PM

 President Rodrigo Duterte claimed Friday that he was misunderstood on his earlier order to halt rice importation. Read more »

Agriculture department to continue rice importation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 11:42 PM

The Philippines will continue to import rice despite an earlier pronouncement from President Rodrigo Duterte declaring its suspension. 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 »

Duterte orders suspension of rice importation

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Updated as of Nov 20 01:40 AM

Duterte said he has ordered Agriculture Sec. William Dar to suspend the importation of rice because it is currently harvest season for local rice. 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 »

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 »

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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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'

ABS-CBN News
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

ABS-CBN News
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 »