Debt as a Symptom of Corruption, Not a Cause of Development The Philippines’ ballooning debt—projected to reach ₱17.35 trillion by end-2025 and push the debt-to-GDP ratio to 62%—is often framed as a ...

Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has warned that the country’s rice farming sector faces collapse unless the Rice ...

A peasant group on Tuesday slammed the latest proposed scheme of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to temporarily halt rice ...

Telangana’s rice exports have fallen 20-30 per cent in 2025 due to high procurement costs and collapsing domestic demand amid ...

President Marcos has ordered the 60-day suspension of rice importation starting Sept. 1, Malacañang announced yesterday.

A group of stakeholders in the rice industry has called on the government to conduct consultations and provide clear ...

THE Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF) on Tuesday called on lawmakers to repeal the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) ...

Local farmers already lost P54.5 billion in the first six months of 2025, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said as it asked the government to control rice imports, which are hurting local ...

The suspension of rice importation for 60 days, beginning September, is to protect Philippine farmers during this current ...

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday said the rice tariffication law (RTL), which liberalizes rice ...

THE 20th Congress needs to devote significant attention to stabilizing the rice industry, in particular a measure that will set a floor price of P25 per kilogram (kg) for palay, or unmilled rice, the ...

The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) on Thursday expressed confidence that there is an adequate rice ...