Economists and a former DA undersecretary have said the move would only raise domestic prices and cited the need to rebuild ...

Industry stakeholders have proposed reinstating the 35 percent tariff on imported rice to safeguard local palay farmers as ...

A joint resolution seeking to terminate the delegated authority of the President to adjust tariff rates on rice has been ...

MANILA, Philippines — As part of his state visit to India, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will discuss the ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is recommending an increase in tariffs on imported rice and a temporary suspension of all ...

AMID growing concerns on the drop in the farmgate price of palay (unhusked rice), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will study the Department of Agriculture (DA) proposal to raise rice tariffs and halt ...

President Marcos must raise the tariff on imported rice soon to safeguard farmers’ income and prevent further ballooning of ...

MANILA - Philippine police opened fire as a protest by thousands of rice farmers who lost their crops turned violent on Friday, killing one and wounding about a dozen, a leader of a farming group ...

The National Sectoral Committee on Rice and Other Food Staples (NSC on Rice) has proposed several measures that will arrest the slump in palay prices and boost the competitiveness of the local rice ...

The Philippines said it will provide 12.7 billion pesos ($224 million) in financial assistance to about 2.3 million rice farmers to help them cope with El Nino and higher production costs.

The Philippine's 2,000-year-old rice terraces in the Coridellera mountains are recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. But they are falling into disuse and disrepair as farmers leave for ...

Two municipalities severely affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon and tropical cyclone Crising are recipients of 530 ...