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Keeping palay prices fair, expanding P20-per-kilo rice and fast-tracking farm-to-market roads will be the toughest test of the Department of Agriculture heading into 2026, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said. Tiu Laurel said the priorities are critical to sustaining rice production, keeping food affordable, and improving market access for farmers. “The most urgent challenge […]
The National Food Authority (NFA) has mobilized truckloads of rice to storm‑ravaged Masbate—one of multiple relief measures ordered by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.—to alleviate the suffering of tens of thousands of families hit by Severe Tropical Storm Opong over the weekend. “For one month in Masbate, we will be selling ₱20 rice to […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will begin distributing P20-per-kilo rice to jeepney and tricycle drivers, further expanding the reach of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s flagship food program, Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! “We will initially roll out the P20 rice program for tricycle and jeepney drivers on September 16 in five pilot areas,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu […]