Tag: Food security
Rebranding agriculture
‘We must create an environment where farming is a respected and viable profession, where our farmlands are protected, and where our food security is...
Marcos suspends rice imports for 60 days from Sept 1
Move aims to support local palay prices before harvest
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a 60-day suspension of all rice imports beginning September 1,...
Palace warns against removing Marcos’s rice tariff powers
MALACANAÑG cautioned senators that stripping President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of his authority to adjust rice tariffs would undermine the government’s ability to respond swiftly...
DA URGES RICE TARIFF HIKE, HALT IMPORT TO PROTECT FARMERS
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is recommending an increase in imported rice tariff and a temporary suspension of rice imports to protect Filipino farmers,...
DA to widen P20 rice distribution
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will allot P10 billion in fresh funds and use P8 billion worth of National Food Authority rice stocks to...
