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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Duterte admin laid groundwork for expansion: Finance chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 03:49 PM

The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has laid the groundwork for expansion with its "hard-won" reforms said Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. Read more »

Rice import duties hit P17.9 billion in 2021: Customs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 01:49 PM

Some P17.9 billion in duties were collected from 2.8 million MT of rice shipments that entered the country from Jan. 1 to Dec. 10, 2021, the DOF said. Read more »

Pacquiao vows to amend Rice Tariffication Law

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 07:00 PM

Presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao promised to push for the amendment of the Rice Tariffication Law which caused distress to local farmers. Read more »

Farmers' groups debunk Duterte's agri, coco levy claims during final SONA

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 06:23 PM

Some farmers groups are unhappy with the agricultural commodity import liberalization and the Coco Levy Act, contrary to how it was touted by President Rodrigo Duterte during the his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday. Read more »

Sonaserye 2021: Nakatulong ba ang pandemic policies ni Duterte sa ekonomiya?

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 08:58 PM

Nakatulong ba sa ekonomiya ang mga polisiya ni Duterte ngayong pandemya? Read more »

Group urges gov't to vaccinate 11 million farmers vs COVID-19 using meat tariff funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 05:40 PM

MANILA - An agricultural group on Friday urged the government to vaccinate around 11 million farmers against COVID-19 using funds from its collection of deboned meat tariff.   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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:38 PM

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 »

DA to ban farmer cooperatives from importing rice

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 05:09 PM

Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that farmer cooperatives would soon be banned from importing rice as they are still allegedly being used by traders to illegally ship rice to the country. Read more »

Senate panel OKs resolution giving excess rice tariff revenues to small farmers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 04:15 PM

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform on Friday approved a resolution which authorizes the government to give use excess rice tariff revenues to fund assistance programs for small farmers. Read more »

'Aanhin pa ang damo?': Rice farmers call for scrapping of Rice Tariffication Law

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 07:34 PM

Rice farmer groups on Monday said they are looking to gather 1 million signatures to support their call to scrap the Rice Tariffication Law which they said has caused hardships for local rice growers. Read more »

If you can buy a pricey plant, you can afford this palay-in-a-pot to help our farmers

RHIA D. GRANA
Updated as of Oct 09 08:59 AM

Affected by the rice tariffication law and the pandemic, this farmer hopes to increase the value of rice by putting it in a pot Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 11:01 AM

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

Women farmers denounce rice tariffs

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 12:03 PM

Members of Amihan step on photos of government officials, responsible for the passage of the rice tariffication law, during a protest rally in front of the Department of Agriculture in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Hike rice tariffs to rescue farmers, ex-agriculture chief urges gov't

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 12:47 PM

The 35-percent tax under the Rice Tariffication Law, a measure aimed at bringing down rice prices to tame inflation, should be increased to 70-86 percent, said Leonardo Montemayor, now president of the Federation of Free Farmers. Read more »

86 pct rice tariff needed for farmers to survive - advocacy group

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 10:20 PM

The government needs to raise tariffs on imported rice to 86 percent from 35 percent to help Filipino farmers compete and ensure the survival of the local rice industry, an advocacy group said on Thursday.  Read more »

Pag-angkat ng bigas tuloy pa rin, hihigpitan: Agri chief

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Philippines to continue rice imports with tighter rules

Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 02:51 PM

The Philippines will not suspend rice imports but will tighten food safety measures to control the entry of cheap grain that is hurting incomes of local farmers, the agriculture chief said on Thursday.  Read more »