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The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said the impending 60-day ban on rice importation should not be used as a ...
Telangana’s rice exports have fallen 20-30 per cent in 2025 due to high procurement costs and collapsing domestic demand amid ...
The country’s Agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. earlier told congressmen that he had recommended gradually ...
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 ...
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AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. recently declared that without amendments, the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) ...
The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) on Thursday expressed confidence that there is an adequate rice ...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered a 60-day suspension of all rice imports starting September 1, 2025 to protect local ...
President Marcos has ordered the 60-day suspension of rice importation starting Sept. 1, Malacañang announced yesterday.
The Philippines, among the world's largest buyers of rice, will suspend rice imports for 60 days from September 1 to protect ...
A group of stakeholders in the rice industry has called on the government to conduct consultations and provide clear ...
The suspension of rice importation for 60 days, beginning September, is to protect Philippine farmers during this current ...
AMID growing concerns on the drop in the farmgate price of palay (unhusked rice), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will study the Department of Agriculture (DA) proposal to raise rice tariffs and halt ...