President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pledged to complete 147 rice processing centres nationwide by the end of 2025 to boost post-harvest facilities and...
The Philippines achieved a record paddy output of 9.07 million tonnes in H1 2025, surpassing previous highs. Boosted by mechanization, irrigation, high-quality...
The Philippines’ National Food Authority will auction 60,000 MT of aging rice stocks in September to free up storage for palay procurement...
The Department of Agriculture plans to amend the Rice Tariffication Law to require importers to help maintain the country’s rice buffer stock....
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. urged amending the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), warning it undermines farmers and threatens the rice industry...
The Philippines will maintain the maximum suggested retail price (P43/kg for 5% broken imported rice) despite a two-month rice import suspension ordered...
The Philippine Rice Research Institute and BPI are scaling up the Rice Seed Information System (RSIS) to digitise the rice seed sector....
The Department of Agriculture will consult farmers and lawmakers on House Bill No. 1 (RICE Act), which seeks to amend the Rice...
The National Food Authority (NFA) is urging RSBSA-registered farmers in Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Ifugao, and Mountain Province to sell palay directly to...