By Giel Eduard Acot Orillosa For Filipinos, rice is life. It is as basic and essential as air and water. It is eaten at every ...

In a nation of farmers, the Philippines is now importing more rice than any other, heaping poverty and debt on struggling sector. Alex Quinones has been a rice farmer in the Philippines for almost ...

“We were not able to harvest any rice. This drought was unlike anything ... The Rice Tariffication Law was supposed to help ...

The Department of Agriculture is eyeing to declare a food security emergency for rice on February 4, DA Secretary Francisco ...

Roque reaffirmed the DTI's support for the DA's push to lower rice prices for Filipino consumers ... buying palay from local rice farmers in the upcoming harvest season. Tiu Laurel said rice ...

The Department of Science and Technology in Davao is showcasing innovative solutions to address challenges faced by Filipino farmers, including the development of safer harvesting tools, effective ...

In a significant step toward agricultural modernization in the town of Alegria, Surigao del Norte, the Department of Science ...

THE National Food Authority (NFA) plans to release around 30,000 metric tons (MT) of rice stocks monthly to agencies and local government units (LGUs) ahead of the food security emergency declaration.

Rice, to Filipinos, is as basic and essential as air and water. It is thus a high crime that we cannot feed our own people, and it is a national shame that we rely on farmers in Vietnam and Thailand ...

However, he clarified that the rule will not apply to locally produced rice, citing the need to “protect Filipino farmers and traders.” De Mesa also explained that the DA, along with the ...