Rice inflation remains ‘sore thumb’ for Marcos admin

Economist Roehlano Briones, a senior research fellow at government think-tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), is wary that returning the rice import power to the National Food Authority (NFA) for buffer stocking during emergencies could be abused.

PIDS nixes returning rice imports to NFA

With the expected decimation of palay production owing to the dry spell caused by the El Niño, and the subsequent La Niña expected by July, the Philippines will naturally be depending more on rice imports– in the process maintaining its dominance as the top global rice importer.

PH still top rice importer

BATANGAS CITY — Dahil sa malaking potensyal na nakikita ng bansang Switzerland sa industriya ng cacao sa Lalawigan ng Batangas, isang Konsultasyonang Pagpupulong ang idinaos noong Huwebes, April 25.

Switzerland Nakikita Ang Potensyal Ng Cacao Industry Sa Batangas

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it had trained in 2023 over 56,000 rice farmers with the proper skills and education to ensure the sustainability of agriculture and help the country attain its self-sufficiency targets taster.

TESDA trained over 56K rice farmers, dependents in 2023

As this writer have been saying for decades now, the high prices of food, especially in urban centers, are due to the high logistics costs charged by middlemen, including the toll fees and some highway extortions/ unnecessary charges, along the way. 

Middlemen in agri sector are behind high food costs

Tiyak na ang muling pag-usbong ng mga sampaguita sa lungsod ng San Pedro.

Bagong sampaguita plantation, handog ng P.A. Properties

Agriculture contributed less than 10% of region's GDP

The rise of major industrial and commercial hubs has made Southern Luzon a powerhouse in the country's economy.

Industry now defines Calabarzon economy

Ray L. Junia, publisher of Opinyon Media Advocacies, has been elected president of the Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ) for the current year until 2026.

Opinyon publisher elected president of PAJ 

A proposal – obviously broached to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. which he readily liked – of converting the cash grants given every two months under the 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program) into rice is foolish (at the very least) and myopic.

Converting 4Ps to rice is myopic

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