Martin explores the Philippines, from Manila’s jeepneys and bamboo bikes, Catholic fiestas and family feasts, to remote tribal burials and rice god rituals; he meets chocolate heroes ...

NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — In the Philippines, people say, “Bigas ay buhay”: “Rice is life.” It’s a neutral canvas for every meal. Other foods are often served as “ulam,” the ...

The Philippines, the world’s top rice importer, plans to look beyond its dominant supplier, Vietnam, to ensure steady ...

The Philippines was the first country in the world to approve golden rice, which is enriched with the Vitamin A precursor beta-carotene and has a bright yellow color, in a bid to combat childhood ...

Roughly 200km from the traffic jams, smog and chaotic energy of the Philippine capital, Manila, it accounts for much of the rice produced in this country of more than 109mn people. But growing ...

The Philippine government may remove the ceiling on rice prices in two weeks as local harvests start to come in, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said. The price cap, imposed last week, is ...

MANILA -- Rice prices in the Philippines continued to rise in January despite slowing overall inflation, with El Nino and India's export ban promising to exacerbate the trend in the coming months.

Filipino researchers have found a way to optimize the traditional procedure for making Philippine rice wine or "tapuy" to produce a potential superfood rich in anti-aging compounds and antioxidants.

MANILA -- The Philippines declared a "food security emergency" on Monday, allowing it to release its buffer stocks of rice into the market as part of government efforts to manage inflation.

“I’ve planted Chinese hybrid rice for over a decade,” the Filipino said, gazing across the green and yellow paddies in Central Luzon, dubbed “rice granary of the Philippines”. Rice is a ...