Minimum wage earners in the Philippines will be able to purchase cheaper rice a day after Independence Day, according to the ...

By Carlos KortenPresident, Green Tiger Markets In the Philippines, energy is not just a utility—it is the cost of everything. From the price of a..

The executive secretary to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says Marcos will retain Defense Secretary Gilberto ...

The importation of milled rice to the Philippines slowed down as of late May. This was observed as local production of palay ...

The local government is awaiting the official guidelines for the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” (BBM) program, which aims to offer ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said the country is unlikely to hit the United States Department of Agriculture ...

MANILA, Philippines — More Filipino consumers may gain access to cheaper rice after the Department of Agriculture said it may expand its P20 per kilo rice program beyond the Visayas, said ...

Rice prices have soared in the Philippines in recent months. The dietary staple, which accounts for over 20 percent of the food budget of poor families, has become increasingly unaffordable.

Orly Manuntag, spokesperson for the Grain Retailers Confederation of the Philippines and co-founder of Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement, said lessee farmers tend to have higher ...

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s rice imports are expected to decline this year but remain large enough to drive down the selling prices of local rice farmers despite the continuing ...

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.

The Philippines on Monday declared a food security emergency to bring down rice prices, which officials said have remained high despite hefty tariff cuts. “This emergency declaration allows us ...