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Unlimited rice imports to bring in over 1 million tons

By Louise Maureen Simeon | January 5, 2019 - 12:00am

As the Philippines moves toward the unlimited importation of rice, 166 firms have applied to bring in one million metric tons...

Business

More than 800,000 MT of rice to enter Philippines

By Louise Maureen Simeon | December 17, 2018 - 12:00am

As the Philippines moves toward the unlimited importation of rice, more than 800,000 metric tons are expected to enter the country after 117 private traders applied to bring in the commodity under the out-quota...

Business

More rice imports arriving

By Louise Maureen Simeon | December 10, 2018 - 12:00am

As the Philippines moves toward the unlimited importation of rice, more than 500,000 metric tons (MT) are expected to enter...

Business

NFA Council to create TWG to study hike in palay buying price

By Louise Maureen Simeon | July 23, 2018 - 12:00am

After several rejections in the past, the interagency National Food Authority Council (NFAC) seems to be easing up as it decided to create a technical working group (TWG) that will study the proposal to increase...

Business

NFA Council approves award of 673,000 MT rice under MAV

By Louise Maureen Simeon | July 12, 2018 - 12:00am

The interagency National Food Authority Council has approved the awarded volume for rice importation under the minimum access volume scheme following a recent oversubscribed open auction.

Business

Duterte removes quotas for rice imports, allows traders to import

By Alexis Romero | April 27, 2018 - 6:30pm

President Rodrigo Duterte has removed the quota for rice imports, allowing private traders to buy more rice from other countries...

Headlines

Evasco's removal from NFA Council a step backward in battle vs corruption — senators

By Gaea Katreena Cabico | April 17, 2018 - 6:20pm

The president’s order to boot Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. from the National Food Authority is a loss not only...

Headlines

Pangilinan wants gov’t to absorb P160-B NFA debt

August 6, 2014 - 12:00am

The National Food Authority Council (NFA) is studying the possibility of the national government assuming the P160 billion...

Business

SRP sa bigas, itinakda

By Gemma Amargo-Garcia | July 2, 2014 - 12:00am

Para makontrol ang presyo ng bigas sa merkado ay magtatakda ng suggested retail price (SRP) ang gobyerno.

Police Metro

SRP sa bigas itatakda

By Gemma Amargo-Garcia | July 2, 2014 - 12:00am

Magtatakda ng Suggested Retail Price (SRP) ang gobyerno para makontrol ang presyo ng bigas sa merkado.

Bansa