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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) vowed to enforce President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 60-day suspension of rice imports with firm resolve. The BOC is committed to ensuring that this import ban is strictly upheld, protecting Filipino farmers from the adverse effects of cheap imported rice and maintaining stability in the local market. Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno emphasized […]
House Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan called for increased government support for Filipino rice farmers in the 2026 national budget, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to temporarily suspend rice imports. “The decision to halt rice importation is a welcome and timely relief for our local rice farmers, who are currently struggling with falling palay (unmilled […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend rice imports for 60 days—while holding off on a tariff hike—is a “measured response” to the current challenges faced by rice farmers. “The suspension is a more calibrated action—one that we can quickly reverse if needed,” Tiu Laurel said. “It gives […]
The Philippines and Pakistan are optimistic they could reach a final deal by June next year on the allocation by the South Asian nation of at least 1 million metric tons of rice to fill a quarter of Manila’s annual import requirement of the food staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. met with Dr. […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured that safeguards are in place, such as increasing tariff on imports, against over importation of rice as one of the measures to stabilize the supply and price of the commodity. This, as the Department of Agriculture (DA) has started the investigation on the excessive importation of rice particularly with the […]