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Manuel A.J. Teehankee, Philippine Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) said several countries have also expressed their intention to negotiate for a rice export quota from the Philippines. 


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Presidential Adviser on Agriculture Modernization Angelito Sarmiento said the rice shipments, the bulk of which will be sourced from Vietnam and Thailand, will have to come earlier than the peak harvest season for palay which is in October.


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abtest

Conflicting trade statistics

February 28, 2013 - 12:00am

This is in reaction to “We’re not sleeping on the job, says Customs chief,” The STAR, 2/26/2013.

Letters to the Editor

Pinoys face tough test in muscle contest

By Caecent No-ot Magsumbol | September 2, 2011 - 12:00am

Pinoy bodybuilders will have to work extra hard to win the 2011 Mr. and Ms. Philippine-Asia Invitational Bodybuilding Championships on October 20- 21 at the City Sports Club-Cebu with a bunch of foreign entries joining...

Freeman Cebu Sports

DA cuts palay output target due to 'Juan' damage

By Marianne V. Go | November 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the country’s palay (paddy rice) production target this year of 16.2 million metric tons will not be achieved following the devastation caused by Typhoon Juan to crops...

Business

FAO sees volatile commodities market

By Marianne V. Go | September 12, 2010 - 12:00am

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) foresees a “more volatile” commodities market in the years ahead, even as it assures that it does not see a repeat of the 2007-2008 food crisis at this ti...

Business

RP among world's top 30 offshoring sites - survey

December 15, 2008 - 12:00am

Research firm Gartner Inc. has chosen the Philippines as one of the world’s 30 top offshoring destinations, mostly due to the country’s attractive labor costs.

Business

Home from the war

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | August 4, 2006 - 12:00am

The government has ordered all 30,000 Filipinos out of Lebanon. When they’re all back home, what do we do with them? It is painful to read reports that some of them think Lebanon, which is being pounded into...

Opinion

US seeks rice export quota to RP

By Rocel Felix | September 13, 2004 - 12:00am

The United States (US) is seeking a rice export quota or allocation in exchange for its support to the Philippine government’s decision to retain its quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice. Manuel A.J. Teehankee,...

Business

Rice imports to arrive in 2 weeks

By Rocel Felix | September 7, 2002 - 12:00am

The government expects the additional 250,000 metric tons of imported rice – to be used as buffer stock in anticipation of El Niño – to arrive within the next two weeks. Presidential Adviser on...

Business