(INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to release 150,000 metric tons of National Food Authority (NFA) rice stocks to mitigate high prices and address potential food security emergencies. In a press release on
MANILA, Philippines The Department of Agriculture is set to declare a food security emergency on Jan. 22, to address persistently high rice prices. The expectation is that by Monday, the DA will receive a copy of the resolution approving the recomme
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) backed the National Price Coordinating Council’s (NPCC) resolution urging the declaration of a food security emergency for rice. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said
MANILA, Philippines Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Friday expressed concern over the decision of the Supreme Court allowing commercial fishing vessels access to municipal waters, previously reserved for small-scale fishers under t
6dcasino The National Tobacco Administration kicks off its International Tobacco Summit at Seda Vertis North Hotel in Quezon City on Monday, January 27, 2025. INQUIRER.net / JOWN MANALO MANILA, Philippines The newly signed Anti-Agricultural Economic
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is targeting to lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice to P49 a kilo by March, provided favorable pricing conditions persist, according to its top official. During a market inspec
Francsico Tiu Laurel Jr.DA FB PAGE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines The Department of Agriculture (DA) wants to gradually lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice in the coming weeks, eyeing to slide it down to P49 per kilo by Marc