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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the reopening of the National Food Authority’s (NFA) newly rehabilitated warehouse in Malolos, Bulacan, a crucial step in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s push to intensify palay procurement, uplift farmer incomes, and sustain the P20 per kilo rice program. “This long-overdue upgrade of a 45-year-old facility ensures that our […]
The Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) has severely weakened the National Food Authority’s (NFA) ability to stabilize rice prices and supply, stripping it of key regulatory powers—including the authority to sell rice directly to the public. Once a crucial player in controlling market prices through timely imports and public sales, the NFA is now reduced to […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced that the KADIWA ng Pangulo program will introduce the P20 Rice Project in KADIWA centers on May 2, 2025. Through the P20 Rice Project, high-quality rice will be sold at a price of P20 per kilogram by DA at KADIWA centers or by LGUs at their respective communities. […]
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), under the Department of Agriculture (DA), met its rice mechanization targets in 2024, delivering thousands of machines and expanding its support programs for farmers, cooperatives, and local government units (LGUs). Backed by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)—a key provision under the Rice Tariffication Law of […]
More than 500 farmers from different cities and towns of Negros Occidental attended the Lakbay Palay organized by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) held in the Municipality of Murcia. Lakbay Palay is an annual farmers’ field day and forum, sponsored by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Programs run by PhilRice that […]
Rice farmers in Marinduque are primed for an extra planting season with the delivery of certified inbred seeds, a vital input to the recently adopted double dry cropping system that promises higher farm productivity and farmers’ incomes. Spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the National Irrigation Administration, this initiative is designed to […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced that the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will be reduced anew on March 31 to P45 per kilo, following a continued decline in global rice prices. “At this level, the retail price of imported rice has now decreased by P19 per kilo compared to its […]
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra, along with officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and representatives from Food Terminal Inc., visited New Marulas Public Market in Valenzuela City with primary focus on the implementation of maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on both imported rice and local pork. This surprise visit followed a report from Valenzuela […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora recently launched the sale of National Food Authority (NFA) rice at the San Juan City Hall. This initiative follows the declaration of a Food Security Emergency aimed at addressing the still high cost of rice. Tiu Laurel commended the San […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set the price of National Food Authority (NFA) rice at P35 per kilo, lower than the initial estimate of P38 per kilo, as part of the government’s response to the declared food security emergency. The NFA will release at least 150,000 metric tons of rice—half of its 300,000 metric-ton […]