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[Title] => Philippines to import higher percentage broken rice amid global uptick
[Summary] => The Philippines may face stiffer competition for broken rice imports, as higher demand from China and other importers are causing global supply to tighten.
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[Title] => P87.6 million smuggled rice, sugar destroyed in Zamboanga
[Summary] => Smuggled rice and sugar with a combined value of P87.6 million were destroyed in this city yesterday, according to the Bureau of Customs.
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[Title] => Government think tank flags shortfall in rice tariff
[Summary] => The persisting shortfall in rice tariff collection will cause additional strain on the government’s fiscal space as the revenue gap would be plugged by other sources, a congressional think tank said.
[DatePublished] => 2026-09-07 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas
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[Title] => EDITORIAL — Rice at P20/kilo
[Summary] => Even when the campaign vow was made for the 2022 presidential race, doubts were already raised about the attainability of selling rice at a market price of P20 a kilo.
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[Title] => President Marcos wants subsidized P20/kilo rice sustained
[Summary] => The government has funding in place to sustain President Marcos’ P20-per-kilo subsidized rice program until the end of his term, with most of the additional funds released still unused, agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday.
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[Title] => DA: P20/kilo rice market price now out of reach
[Summary] => The P20-per-kilo market price for rice promised by President Marcos during his 2022 campaign is now out of reach as rising fertilizer, transport and fuel costs continue to drive up rice production expenses, according to the Department of Agriculture.
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[Title] => Government to unload P69.9-billion budget for rice programs
[Summary] => President Marcos is proposing P69.9 billion funding for three major rice programs next year as the government seeks to boost domestic production, raise farmers’ incomes and help keep rice affordable and accessible. Acting Budget Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said the proposed funding forms part of the administration’s broader food security agenda, which seeks to raise agricultural productivity while improving the livelihoods of farmers and fisherfolk.
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[Title] => Rice imports already surpass full 2025 level
[Summary] => The country’s rice imports have already surpassed the 3.39 million metric tons logged last year, as the government moves to boost its buffer stocks ahead of the incoming El Niño weather disturbance.
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[Title] => Drying paddies alarm farmers
[Summary] => Rice fields in Barangays Sudlon 1 and Sinsin in Cebu City are drying up due to insufficient irrigation, raising concerns over the impact on farmers’ livelihoods and local food production.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-31 00:00:00
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[Title] => Rice self-sufficiency rises to 78% in 2025
[Summary] => The country’s self-sufficiency in rice expanded in 2025, driven by the decline in imports which boosted reliance on domestic production.
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[Title] => Philippines to import higher percentage broken rice amid global uptick
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[Title] => P87.6 million smuggled rice, sugar destroyed in Zamboanga
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[Title] => Government think tank flags shortfall in rice tariff
[Summary] => The persisting shortfall in rice tariff collection will cause additional strain on the government’s fiscal space as the revenue gap would be plugged by other sources, a congressional think tank said.
[DatePublished] => 2026-09-07 00:00:00
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[Title] => EDITORIAL — Rice at P20/kilo
[Summary] => Even when the campaign vow was made for the 2022 presidential race, doubts were already raised about the attainability of selling rice at a market price of P20 a kilo.
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[Title] => President Marcos wants subsidized P20/kilo rice sustained
[Summary] => The government has funding in place to sustain President Marcos’ P20-per-kilo subsidized rice program until the end of his term, with most of the additional funds released still unused, agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday.
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[Title] => DA: P20/kilo rice market price now out of reach
[Summary] => The P20-per-kilo market price for rice promised by President Marcos during his 2022 campaign is now out of reach as rising fertilizer, transport and fuel costs continue to drive up rice production expenses, according to the Department of Agriculture.
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[Title] => Government to unload P69.9-billion budget for rice programs
[Summary] => President Marcos is proposing P69.9 billion funding for three major rice programs next year as the government seeks to boost domestic production, raise farmers’ incomes and help keep rice affordable and accessible. Acting Budget Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said the proposed funding forms part of the administration’s broader food security agenda, which seeks to raise agricultural productivity while improving the livelihoods of farmers and fisherfolk.
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[Title] => Rice imports already surpass full 2025 level
[Summary] => The country’s rice imports have already surpassed the 3.39 million metric tons logged last year, as the government moves to boost its buffer stocks ahead of the incoming El Niño weather disturbance.
[DatePublished] => 2026-09-01 00:00:00
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[Title] => Drying paddies alarm farmers
[Summary] => Rice fields in Barangays Sudlon 1 and Sinsin in Cebu City are drying up due to insufficient irrigation, raising concerns over the impact on farmers’ livelihoods and local food production.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-31 00:00:00
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[Title] => Rice self-sufficiency rises to 78% in 2025
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[DatePublished] => 2026-08-18 00:00:00
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