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EDITORIAL - Cleaning up
Across the country, clean-up drives are conducted by different national and local government agencies, often during special days related to the environment, or after a powerful typhoon sends ashore tons of garbage......»»
Go sends aid to Navotas fire victims
Sen. Bong Go, in coordination with Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco and Mayor John Rey Tiangco, had his team visit the city on Monday to assist families whose homes were destroyed or damaged in a recent fire......»»
Serial blunders & low on dough
The National Food Authority or NFA may have enough money to cover pre-funded expenses, but an insider claims they don’t have enough cash to cover salaries and operating expenses. They are, figuratively speaking, low on “dough.”.....»»
Serial blunders & low on dough
The National Food Authority or NFA may have enough money to cover pre-funded expenses, but an insider claims they don’t have enough cash to cover salaries and operating expenses. They are, figuratively speaking, low on “dough.”.....»»
Serial blunders & low on dough
The National Food Authority or NFA may have enough money to cover pre-funded expenses, but an insider claims they don’t have enough cash to cover salaries and operating expenses. They are, figuratively speaking, low on “dough.”.....»»
Early case resolution sought for 141 NFA officials
The resolution of cases against 141 officials and employees of the National Food Authority must be hastened amid the six.....»»
NFA: ‘palabigasan’ of crooks in any admin
“The ship drowned,” National Food Authority administrator Emil Ong infamously alibied in 1990......»»
Reduced tariff rates to cut down rice prices — DA
The Department of Agriculture is optimistic that cutting rice tariffs will lead to a significant drop in retail prices, according to Agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr......»»
Farmers: Rice tariff cut a stab in the back
Cutting rice tariffs to 15 percent is a stab in the back of the country’s three million rice farmers and the grain industry, according to the Federation of Free Farmers......»»
FFCCCII backs further lowering of rice tariffs
The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) is supporting a proposal to further reduce the import duties slapped on rice to help bring down the prices of the staple......»»
‘Rice farmers to lose P33 billion from lower tariffs’
Local rice farmers stand to lose P33 billion if the tariffs on imported rice are further reduced, as this is expected to translate to lower farmgate prices, an industry group said......»»
DA: Lower tariffs to slash rice prices by P5
Rice prices could go down by as much as P5 per kilo if tariffs on rice imports would be further reduced, according to government estimates......»»
NEDA sees rice prices going down in September
Domestic rice prices are likely to decline in September to reflect the downtrend in prices of the staple in the world market, according to the National Economic and Development Authority.....»»
Missing girl found dead in rice field
Missing girl found dead in rice field.....»»
NFA buys 120K MT of palay in a month
The National Food Authority beefed up its rice buffer stock after it purchased over 120,000 metric tons of palay or unmilled rice from local farmers since raising buying prices last month......»»
House OKs bill restoring NFA power to import rice
Administration lawmakers approved on third and final reading on Tuesday the measure amending provisions of the Rice Tariffication Law in the hope of substantially bringing down the price of rice in the retail market......»»
Capitol to resume selling rice at lower cost
Capitol to resume selling rice at lower cost.....»»
Capitol to resume sale of cheap rice at P29 per kilo
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government is set to resume selling cheap rice to the “poorest of the poor” residents of the province. However, it will now be priced at P29 per kilo instead of the previous P25. Governor Gwen Garcia announced the resumption during a press conference on Friday, May 17. She.....»»
EDITORIAL - Restoring NFA powers
Amid sustained high rice prices, the House of Representatives has approved a bill that restores the authority of the National Food Authority to import rice and sell this in the market during a food security emergency......»»
DA contests CA ruling on golden rice, Bt eggplant
The Department of Agriculture has sought the reconsideration of the Court of Appeals decision against the commercial propagation of Bt eggplant and golden rice, an official said......»»