Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has directed the National Food Authority to begin transferring rice stocks to the Visayas in preparation for the launch of the P20-per-kilo rice program, following the Commission on Elections approval to roll out the initiative. The Department of Agriculture said the rice will come from the NFA’s buffer stocks, … Read more
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Dominique Nicole Flores – Philstar.com February 19, 2025 | 7:28pm MANILA, Philippines — With a food security emergency declared, the National Food Authority (NFA) began releasing buffer stocks of rice to local governments on Wednesday, February 19, in a bid to lower prices, which have surged to around P60 per kilo. The agency plans to … Read more
The Department of Agriculture (DA) began releasing Wednesday the National Food Authority’s (NFA) rice stocks to local government units (LGUs) weeks after the declaration of food security emergency, which triggered the grains agency to open its warehouses and sell its stocks in a bid to tame retail prices of the staple. Marking the start of … Read more
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Tuesday expressed support over the looming declaration of food security emergency on rice to address the increasing prices of the commodity. In a statement, Año emphasized that the country’s food security is a ”national security interest, adding that it is a major component of the Marcos administration’s 15-point National … Read more
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is reducing further the price of the grain staple being sold at Kadiwa stores under its “Rice-for-All” initiative. In a statement Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the price of the 25% broken rice variety sold at Kadiwa stores will be reduced from the current P40 per kilo … Read more