The Philippines yesterday declared a food security emergency in order to bring down the price of rice, which officials said ...

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 government’s response to the ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared on Monday, Feb. 3, a food security emergency on rice as prices for the commodity ...

Federation of Free Farmers Cooperative chief Raul Montemayor tells Rappler the release of NFA stocks at P35 per kilo may not prompt private traders to sell at lower prices since it means losing money ...

The food security emergency, declared by agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., will enable the NFA to release rice buffer stocks ...

MANILA: The Department of Agriculture (DA) may declare a food security emergency for rice by Tuesday next week, its top ...

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. declared a food security emergency on Monday, as he had announced earlier, to ...

Farmer groups have urged Congress to summon the country’s economic managers to explain why rice prices remain high despite ...

Farmers’ group Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) yesterday asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to fully study the ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) may declare a food security emergency for rice by Tuesday next week, its top official said on Friday. Agriculture Secretary ...

It is also set to procure palay at P23 per kilo in the coming months, with the rice harvest season starting mid-February ... “This importation is part of ongoing efforts to boost the Philippines’ ...