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Paolo Contis happy for It s Showtime, open to guest in new GMA noontime show
Kapuso actor Paolo Contis is glad that ABS-CBN noontime show "It's Showtime" found a new home in GMA. .....»»
Talk to Papa Joe: Open minded ka ba?
Talk to Papa Joe: Open minded ka ba?.....»»
Davao City s Paolo Miguel Labanon, Eirron Vibar top 2 in 8K open swim
Davao City s Paolo Miguel Labanon, Eirron Vibar top 2 in 8K open swim.....»»
Twice s Jihyo, Olympian Yun Sung Bin reportedly dating
Jihyo of Korean girl group Twice and Olympic gold medalist for men's skeleton Yun Sung Bin are dating, according to several media outlets in South Korea......»»
eTravel pains
You know it’s a popular season for traveling when television news outlets are already reporting live from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to check if there are already hordes of passengers preparing to leave town or the country during the Holy Week break......»»
SMC OK to add MPTC Indonesia in joint venture
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is open to including the Indonesian segment of Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) in the planned merger of the toll road operators......»»
Kate Middleton na-diagnose ng cancer, sumasailalim na sa chemotherapy
MATAPOS ang successful na abdominal surgery, na-diagnose ng cancer ang Princess of Wales ng Britain na si Kate Middleton. Ito ang ibinunyag mismo ng prinsesa sa isang video message kamakailan lang. Kung matatandaan, noong January lamang nang operahan si Kate para sa isang “unspecified but non-cancerous condition.” Sa nasabing video, nag-open up siya sa publiko.....»»
Why Business Should Start Investing in the Mental Well-Being of Their Employees
The pandemic has triggered waves of anxiety, uncertainty, and financial strain, impacting the mental health of millions of employees. Poor mental health leads to decreased productivity, increased absenteeism, and strained work relationships. With that said, it is crucial to address employees’ mental health issues to have a thriving workspace. Encourage Open Communication and Supportive Culture […].....»»
Mga bagong opisyal ng SPEEd nanumpa kay Mayor Joy Belmonte
PORMAL nang nanumpa sa kanilang tungkulin ang mga bagong-halal na opisyal at miyembro ng Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd) kahapon, Marso 21. Ito’y pinangunahan ng bagong Pangulo ng grupo na si Salve Asis, entertainment editor ng Pilipino Star Ngayon at Pang Masa. Nagsilbing inducting officer sa oath-taking ceremony ng SPEEd si Quezon City Mayor.....»»
Jayda may hugot sa TOTGA, nilabas ang single na ‘Right Lover, Wrong Time’
PINAGTAGPO, pero hindi itinadhana. Ito ang mensahe sa bagong hugot song ng OPM artist na si Jayda Avanzado na pinamagatang “Right Lover, Wrong Time.” Kamakailan lang, nagkaroon ng exclusive press conference ang singer at isa ang BANDERA sa mga naimbitahan niya. Nag-open up si Jayda tungkol sa bagong kanta at inamin na hango ito mismo.....»»
Discount ng senior citizens, PWDs sa ‘grocery’ tataas na ng P500 kada buwan
MAY good news sa lahat ng senior citizens at mga persons with disability (PWD)! Mas malaki na ang makukuha niyong “discount” sa pagbili ng grocery items katulad ng bigas, itlog, tinapay, at marami pang iba. Kung dati, ang weekly grocery discount ay may cap na P65, ngayon ay tataas na ito ng P125! Ibig sabihin,.....»»
Bicol rice retail prices hit P75/kilo
Retail prices of rice in Bicol have reached P75 per kilo, according to watchdog group Bantay Bigas......»»
Group warns of worse hunger as rice prices spike
The watchdog group Bantay Bigas over the weekend warned of an increase in hunger incidence in the country amid the continued spike in retail prices of rice......»»
Legarda commends Belmonte’s Murang Bigas
Sen. Loren Legarda thanked Quezon City District 2 Councilor Mikey Belmonte for the Murang Bigas Handog Pangkabuhayan program, which provided residents with P20,000 worth of affordable rice for their startup business......»»
Rice supply sufficient until next year, says DA
The Philippines will still have a sufficient supply of rice until next year, according to the Department of Agriculture. In a news forum on Saturday, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the country was able to draw up a “stable supply” of rice since August and it is expected to last until November. “We expect the national inventory stocks to reach 77 days this month, which is expected to increase up to 94 days in November this year due to the continued harvest this wet season,” De Mesa said in an. Interview. He noted that the rice importation is not yet included in the count. “Maasahan po natin na talagang sapat at maganda at matatag po ang supply ng bigas natin na maaasahan po natin hanggang sa pagpasok po ng susunod na taon na 2024,” he said. De Mesa said there will be a “bumper in the rice harvests” during the wet season and that the government is expecting a more stabilized rice supply until next year. “We do not see any movement of rice prices in the market,” he added. De Mesa said more supply will add up once the rice imports are delivered to the country by the end of September. “Pumalo po ito sa mahigit 271,000 metric tons at historically ay marami pa rin naman iyong pumapasok na imports sa last quarter na bahagi ng taon,” he added. The government, he said, is also working on reducing the cost of production in the Philippines” in order to ensure the affordable prices of basic commodities in the market.” The post Rice supply sufficient until next year, says DA appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Marcos waves off sharp drop in ratings: ‘People are having a hard time’
Asked for his reaction to the findings of the recent Pulse Asia survey, Marcos said: “It’s not surprising. People are having a hard time. Bigas na to eh (This is rice).”.....»»
PBBM, DSWD chief distribute BOC-confiscated rice to 4Ps households in Siargao
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., together with Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian, distributed premium quality rice to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Friday, 29 September. Around 2,265 sacks of premium rice confiscated by the Bureau of Customs were handed over by President Marcos and Gatchalian to 4Ps beneficiaries from the island. DSWD Undersecretary for Operations Group Monina Josefina Romualdez also assisted the President and the DSWD chief in the distribution of rice to the recipients. According to President Marcos, the distribution of rice to poor households is in line with the government’s effort to end hunger in the country. “Isa ito sa mga hakbang na ginagawa ng ating pamahalaan upang maibsan ang gutom ng mga mamamayan sa buong bansa (This is one of the steps being taken by our government to alleviate hunger among the people throughout the country.),” President Marcos emphasized. As the concurrent head of the Department of Agriculture, the President also said part of his duty is to ensure food security and a good supply chain in the country by addressing the issues of hoarding and smuggling. “Ang mga gawain na iyan [hoarding and smuggling] ay nagpapataas ng presyo ng bigas. Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit ang bigas biglang tumaas ang presyo (Those activities [hoarding and smuggling] contribute to the increase in rice prices. That is the reason why the price of rice suddenly went up.),” President Marcos pointed out. “Katungkulan ko na pagandahin ang supply ng pagkain at tiyakin na kahit sapat ang supply, na ang presyo naman ay nasa tama para hindi nahihirapan ang taumbayan (It is my duty to improve the food supply and ensure that even with sufficient supply, the price is reasonable so that the people do not suffer.),” the President said. President Marcos assured the beneficiaries that the government would continue to find ways to achieve the “Walang Gutom 2027” campaign of the DSWD by the end of his term. “Patuloy po kami na naghahanap ng bago, ng kahit anong magagawa upang tumulong sa inyo, na maabot natin, ang aking pangarap na wala nang gutom sa Pilipinas (We continue to look for new ways, anything we can do to help you, to reach my dream of no more hunger in the Philippines.),” the President said. The distributed rice in Siargao Island is part of the more than 42,000 bags of Jasmine rice seized by the BOC during its warehouse raid in Zamboanga City last May, which was later donated to the DSWD for distribution to the “poorest of the poor”. The post PBBM, DSWD chief distribute BOC-confiscated rice to 4Ps households in Siargao appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
NFA buys farmers’ harvests at higher prices
Farmers from different regions are enjoying better profits for their yields this harvest season. It is because the National Food Authority is now buying their rice harvest at much better and higher prices. Buying at farm gate prices of P16 to P19 per kilogram for fresh palay and P19 to P23 for dry palay, the Department of Agriculture's Rice Industry Development on Sunday said that farmers around the country are happy with the increase in the buying price of NFA which was ordered by President Ferdinand Marcos, concurrent Agriculture Secretary, on Monday last week, to ensure that farmers, who are currently harvesting their wet season crop, would not suffer from abruptly declining prices for their fresh harvest beginning this month. The DA-RID head, Undersecretary Leo Sebastian, said the new higher prices of NFA are the traders' benchmark in setting their buying prices from farmers for the fresh palay. With the mandated price hike for NFA such drastic price declines would not materialize. Sebastian said most areas of Central Luzon and portions of Mindanao and the Visayas are now harvesting their palay, although many farms have suffered significant losses from the continuous downpour and torrential winds of July and August. For those who have harvested early, they were able to sell their fresh palay for as high as P24 per kilo. One such farmer is Feliciano Jaojao of Punta, Dipolog City, an officer of the Dipolog Polanco Irrigators Association, who planted early and sold his fresh palay harvest to IA in early September for P24/kg. He said only 25 percent of their irrigation association members, who till over 1,000 hectares of irrigated areas and 1,000 hectares of rainfed areas, have harvested their palay with the peak expected by the end of September. In his three-hectare farm, he was able to reap 200 bags (of 60 kilos) per hectare from hybrid or about 12 tons while his inbred farm produced 70 to 100 bags per hectare. Another farmer, Gabriel Cale of Surigao Sur, 64, also harvested early and sold his fresh palay at P23 per kg farmgate. “Wala pang price cap sa bigas noon,” he stressed. “Now the price of 160 (brand of palay seed) is selling for P20 a kilo and this premium rice is being sold in the market for P50 per kilo. The current farmgate price is P18 to P19 for inbred and P18/kg for hybrid,” he reported. Both farmers, however, appealed to the NFA to reduce its required moisture content for selling dry palay to it and to buy more aggressively fresh palay to ensure that farmers would enjoy fair prices for their produce. They also suggested that NFA simplify the processing of payments and to pay in cash (not checks) so that they would not keep going back and forth to the NFA warehouses. NFA Acting Assistant Region 11 Manager Floreena Lorainaon the other hand told the farmers attending the 16th National Rice Technology Forum in Digos, Davao del Sur, that the guidelines to implement the new NFA buying prices would be issued next week. She explained that with the Rice Tariffication Law, the NFA is only allowed to buy palay and rice to build the country's buffer stocks for up to 15 days only for emergency purposes like relief for calamity victims. “We also have only three trucks so we can’t service all the farmers. We already pay in cash for up to 200 bags of 50 kilograms,” she said. They agreed that the imposition last September 5 of the price cap for regular milled rice at P41 per kg for regular milled and P45 for well-milled coincidentally led to less imported rice being sold in their markets, which is good for local farmers. Along with thousands of farmers all over the country, they participated in the National Rice Technology Forum held in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur, which showcased different hybrid and inbred rice technologies along with various soil nutrients, including biofertilizers and organic fertilizers. They visited 18 different demo farms of at least one hectare which showcased the different yield potentials and other benefits of such technologies. The post NFA buys farmers’ harvests at higher prices appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Marcos sees early palay harvest to reduce rice prices
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed optimism that the early harvest of palay (unhusked rice) would help bring down the prices of rice in the markets. In a chance media interview, Marcos expressed hope that Filipinos will once again reap the effects of “more improved production” in the agriculture sector. He also reiterated his decision to order the temporary imposition of the mandated price ceilings on rice because of the sudden spike in the prices of the staple grain. “We're already harvesting. When that comes in, I think we will see the prices go down. It would be determined by market forces. Maybe if the market itself lowers the price, we could reduce it),” Marcos said on the sidelines of rice distribution to about 2,000 qualified beneficiaries in Iriga City, Camarines Sur on Saturday. In August, the Department of Agriculture reported an estimated 900,000 metric tons of the palay harvest output. Marcos said the palay harvest, which is expected to peak in late September to October, will contribute largely to the country's production from July to December. By this time, the DA estimated that the palay harvest to peak at 11.5 million metric tons. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that the national palay output from January to June 2023 rose to 9.02 million MT, 3.4 percent more than the 8.7 million MT production for the same period in 2022 and 2021. Moreover, Marcos said the government is currently dealing with hoarding of rice supply to manipulate the price of the staple grain. Amid the hoarders delaying the release of rice, Marcos stressed “There’s no need not worry about the supply.” He said the country has sufficient stock of the staple. “Nandito po kami upang magbigay naman ng tulong sa mga nangangailangan dahil alam po nating nagtaas ang presyo ng bigas (We are here to help those in need because we know that the price of rice has increased),” he added. Marcos said the rice price was so high prompting the government to impose a price cap. Under Executive Order 39, which took effect on 5 September, Marcos ordered the implementation of a price ceiling of P41 per kilogram for regular milled rice and P45 per kg for well-milled rice. Marcos stressed that one of the government's thrusts is to address the gaps and challenges in the agricultural sector, particularly “rice distribution that affects supply and prices.” “Marami naman tayong bigas hindi lang nailalabas nang tama. Kaya’t hindi problema ang supply sa atin dito sa Pilipinas (We have lost of rice but it is not being correctly distributed. That’s why we have no problem with the rice supply here in the Philippines),” he said. Marcos said the DA is exhausting all efforts to boost the supply and reduce the cost of rice in the country. In the meantime, he said the government has to implement measures such as the imposition of a price cap, provision of cash aid to rice retailers, as well as setting new palay buying price range for the National Food Authority to help farmers and secure inventory. The post Marcos sees early palay harvest to reduce rice prices appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
16th National Rice Technology Forum focuses on ramping up local rice production
Hundreds of participants from different parts of the country took part in the 16th National Rice Technology Forum (NRTF) which was launched on 19 September in Hagonoy and Digos City, Davao del Sur. With the theme, “Masaganang Palay at Bigas, Maunlad na Pilipinas,” the three-day event, was aimed at promoting the adoption of yield-boosting rice technologies by showcasing high-yielding and climate-resilient rice varieties, machinery, and best practices in a 131.83-hectare demonstration area. It has become a collaborative project by the national government, local government units (LGUs), local farmers, and other partners and stakeholders from the private sector, the NRTF responds with the President’s directives to boost the country’s local rice production and ensure food security through convergence and cooperation. Spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Davao Regional Field Office (RFO 11), DA-Agricultural Training Institute Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC 11), and the private sector-led Rice Board, the event kicked off with a field tour at the technology demonstration farms in Poblacion, Hagonoy. The techno demo farms showcased 24 hybrid rice varieties and smart technologies that have been tried and tested to be high-yielding, pest and disease-resistant, and climate-resilient contributing to higher income for farmers and high-quality and affordable rice for consumers. During the NRTF, 13 seed companies and six nutrient management firms presented their products, best practices, and technologies for proper land preparation, soil and water management, nutrient management, and pest and disease management, among others. In addition, the NRTF featured a Tekno-Tiangge, or a Technology Marketplace, and a “Tektok” or the Digital Agriculture and Farm Machinery and Equipment Demo. Officials and representatives from the Rice Board, DOST-PAGASA, and DA offices including the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP), Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) also played key roles during the event. They discussed the plans and programs to ramp up local production, El Niño action plans, hybrid and inbred rice production, balanced fertilization strategies, pest and disease management, mechanization, and digital agriculture, among others. DA-MRIDP Productivity Enhancement Focal Person, Dr. Frisco Malabanan, discussed the program goals of attaining stable rice supply, affordable rice, prosperous rice-based farming communities, and nutritious rice-secured population under the overall goal of 97.5% rice self-sufficiency by 2028. He also discussed the immediate plans of the program such as the distribution of inputs such as hybrid seeds, biofertilizers, and inorganic fertilizers, the provision of drone services, and the intensified promotion of farm clustering and consolidation. “To transform Philippine agriculture, we need to focus on markets, innovations, scale, mainstreaming, and outcomes,” Dr. Malabanan said. He also stressed the need to mainstream the transformation efforts into the country’s policies, programs, and investment plans. The NRTF will culminate on 21 September 2023 in time with the start of the harvest operations at the techno demo site that is expected to produce a minimum of seven tons per hectare. The post 16th National Rice Technology Forum focuses on ramping up local rice production appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»