The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set the price of National Food Authority (NFA) rice at P35 per kilo, lower than the initial estimate of P38 per kilo, as part of government’s response to the ...

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. declared a food security emergency on Monday, as he had announced earlier, to address the “extraordinary” rise in retail ...

The Philippines yesterday declared a food security emergency in order to bring down the price of rice, which officials said ...

Federation of Free Farmers Cooperative chief Raul Montemayor tells Rappler the release of NFA stocks at P35 per kilo may not prompt private traders to sell at lower prices since it means losing money ...

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) declared on Monday a food security emergency on rice, the latest effort by the government to lower the cost of the staple grain. “This emergency declaration allows ...

The food security emergency, declared by agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., will enable the NFA to release rice buffer stocks ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared on Monday, Feb. 3, a food security emergency on rice as prices for the commodity ...

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) may declare a food security emergency for rice by Tuesday next week, its top ...

Farmer groups have urged Congress to summon the country’s economic managers to explain why rice prices remain high despite ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) may declare a food security emergency for rice by Tuesday next week, its top official said ...

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