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

The Philippines, among the world's largest rice importers, declared on Monday a food security emergency to bring down the ...

Senate President Francis Escudero on Monday voiced support for the Department of Agriculture's (DA) plan to declare a ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday declared a food security emergency for rice due to an “extraordinary” spike in ...

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) may declare a food security emergency for rice by Tuesday next week ... for the February harvest. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN ...

QUEZON CITY (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture’s Rice-for-All program is making rice more affordable for Filipino families. Starting January 18, Friday, the price of the 25% broken rice variety ...

The primary motivation behind the development of IRRI rice was to address the severe food shortages and malnutrition that plagued many parts of Asia during the mid-20th century. The Green ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has capped imported rice at P58 per kilo in Metro Manila markets to help bring down prices. But what happens if this measure falls short?

The Philippines said it’s taking more steps to lower rice prices, which officials said have remained high despite hefty tariff cuts, sufficient supply and lower costs in the global market.

MANILA, Philippines — The government collected a record P34 billion in rice tariff last year, driven by bigger import volume coupled with higher shipment valuation and a weaker peso. Preliminary ...