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4 million bags of imported rice still in NFA warehouses, admits administrator

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 07:25 PM

MANILA - Senators Cynthia Villar and Imee Marcos on Wednesday grilled the chief of the National Food Authority (NFA) for the agency’s failure to sell some 4 million bags of imported rice in its warehouses. Read more »

P20-billion emergency aid sought for farmers hurt by rice imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 11:58 AM

The government should give P20 billion in emergency cash assistance to farmers who have suffered income loss due to unrestrained rice imports, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said Wednesday. Read more »

Pangilinan: Farmers worse off after signing of rice tariffication law

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 11:41 PM

MANILA - The signing of the Rice Tariffication Law has made things worse for the country’s farmers, one of the poorest sectors, Sen. Francis Pangilinan said Tuesday. Read more »

Acting Agri chief: Where is farmers' P4-billion fund from rice imports?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 12:11 PM

New Acting Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Tuesday said he will order an audit into the whereabouts of P4 billion in funds that should have gone to programs for increasing the production of local farmers. Read more »

Senators seek probe into use of P10-B farmers' fund

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 03:14 PM

MANILA - Several senators have raised concern about the use of the P10 billion annual fund meant to help farmers affected by the influx of imported rice. Read more »

Where is P4-B fund for farmers? Villar wants Senate probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 10:43 AM

Sen. Cynthia Villar is seeking a legislative inquiry into P4 billion in funds that should have gone to programs for increasing the production of local farmers under the rice tariffication law. Read more »

DA handang itigil ang pag-angkat ng bigas tuwing anihan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 01:04 AM

Iyan ay kahit taliwas ito sa layon ng Rice Tariffication Law na walang limitasyon sa importasyon ng bigas. Read more »

Duterte wants to buy rice from local farmers before importing

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 07:39 AM

ILOCOS SUR—President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he wants to reach a compromise with local farmers amid the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law, which replaces rice import quotas with tax. Read more »

Bagong SRP ng lokal, imported bigas planong ilabas sa Hulyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 09:16 PM

Ayon sa Department of Agriculture, ito ay dahil hindi ganoong bumababa ang presyuhan ng bigas sa ilang palengke.  Read more »

Mababang bentahan ng palay idinaing ng mga magsasaka

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 06:37 PM

Umaaray na ang isang grupo ng mga magsasaka na apektado ng mababang presyo ng palay. Read more »

SONASERYE: Problema sa bigas, nasolusyonan ba ng rice tariffication?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 12:30 PM

Naipatupad ang rice tariffication nitong Marso, pero magkaiba ang naging epekto nito sa mga mamimili at magsasaka. Read more »

Rice prices in PH fell by P2/kilo compared to last year: PSA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 10:58 PM

Rice prices in the Philippines continue to fall, following the implementation of the rice tariffication law.  Read more »