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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) will provide a free Tacloban-Samar roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) trip starting June 18 for cargo ...
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is urging rice-producing nations to take bold, collective action to addres ...
THE Philippines has overtaken all other countries to become the world's top rice importer in 2024, an ominous milestone that ...
TACLOBAN CITY (PIA) – Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla has appealed for calm and sobriety amid growing public concern over ...
NEW YORK—The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose ...
Affordable prices of the staple grain are central to the agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who also helmed the ...
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Crisis and renewal
I believe that the President's move is in the right direction as he attempts to turn this mild crisis as an occasion for renewal. The President still has ample time to provide a better path for the ...
Average retail prices of rice at ... of the rice industry through huge investments in local production of palay. Ramos sees this move as a way to ease the country’s rice crisis, which he said ...
The Philippines’ overseas rice purchases already breached the 1 million MT mark. The Bureau of Plant Industry reported a 1.32-million MT volume as of May 2. Vietnam accounted for 84.8 percent or ...
However, a considerable amount appears to have simply disappeared from the market, with industry players ... a strong 2024 for Thailand’s rice exports, which hit 10 million tonnes, boosted by demand ...
NIÑO, South Cotabato (MindaNews / 31 March) — Prescila Gomez checks her rice field ... in the Philippines means they control their own farms and the resources used in producing food, and can ...