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Incoming NEDA chief wants gov't to boost local agri, not depend on imports

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 11:20 AM

Arsenio Balisacan, who will head the NEDA under President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., said cushioning the country's poorest households from rising food prices will be among the next government's priorities. Read more »

Agri warns of possible P6 hike in price of imported rice

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 05:00 PM

Agriculture chief William Dar said Vietnam and Thailand might raise the price of their rice for export which could lead to a P6 per kilo increase in imported rice. Read more »

P2 taas presyo kada kilo ng bigas posible sa mga susunod na buwan: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 01:41 AM

Posible na tumaas ang presyo ng bigas ng P2 kada kilo sa mga susunod na buwan, ayon sa isang grupo nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Inflation likely between 5 to 5.8 percent in May: BSP

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Posted at May 31 05:47 PM

After quickening to 4.9 percent in April, inflation in May is likely to have further accelerated to between 5 to 5.8 percent due to high oil and food prices, the BSP said. Read more »

Rice at P20/kilo 'impossible', says farmers' group

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Posted at May 16 10:02 AM

It is not possible for rice prices to go down to P20 per kilo, a farmers’ group said, adding that government subsidy is needed to lower rice prices. Read more »

P20/kilo rice? Possible with gov’t subsidy: agri group

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Posted at May 13 01:16 AM

Is it possible for rice prices to go down to P20 per kilo? Read more »

Mga magsasaka problemado sa presyo ng krudo, pataba

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Posted at Mar 23 09:29 AM

Sa unang pagkakataon nitong 2022, nagpatupad ng rollback sa mga presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo ang mga oil companies nitong Martes. 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 »

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 »

Philippine inflation slows to 2.3 percent in September

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Updated as of Oct 06 11:35 AM

Philippine inflation slowed in September government data released on Tuesday showed driven by lower food and non-alcoholic beverages prices. Read more »

July inflation likely within 2.2 to 3 percent range: BSP think tank

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Posted at Jul 30 03:57 PM

Inflation likely settled within 2.2 to 3 percent range in July, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Department of Economic Research said Thursday.    Read more »

Rice prices to fall further on second year of tariffs: NEDA

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 03:54 PM

The price of rice may drop further to P34 per kilo by the end of the year from the prevailing P36, an economic official said Wednesday after the government exceeded its target last year.  Read more »

Inflation likely settled at 0.9 to 1.7 percent in November: BSP think tank

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Posted at Nov 29 03:23 PM

Lower domestic rice prices and a stronger peso tempered the upward pressures such as the increase in electricity, LPG and gasoline rates as well as other food items, the BSP's Department of Economic Research said in a statement.  Read more »

Inflation likely at 0.5 to 1.3 percent in October: BSP think tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:45 PM

Lower domestic oil and rice prices likely offset upward pressures from higher electricity, water and LPG rates as well as higher costs of some food items, the think tank said in a statement. Read more »

In the Philippines' rice granary, farmers endure falling grain prices

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 06:17 AM

Farmers in Nueva Ecija claimed that prices of unhusked rice or palay continue to decline after the rice tariffication law, a measure meant to ensure a stable supply, took effect in March.  Read more »

Inflation likely at 0.6 to 1.4 percent in September: BSP think tank

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Posted at Sep 30 04:59 PM

Inflation in September likely settled within the 0.6 percent to 1.4 percent range, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas think tank said Monday.  Read more »