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MANILA, Philippines — The declaration of a food security emergency is no longer an option for the government, since there is no rice shortage and no extraordinary spike in retail prices that would warrant its implementation, a ranking official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said over the weekend.
MANILA, Philippines — Several citizens’ groups will proceed with the filing of a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the constitutionality of the P6.326-trillion budget, saying the decision of President Marcos to veto certain provisions of the General Appropriations Act did not address at least four “unconstitutional” provisions of the 2025 GAA.
MANILA, Philippines — The maximum suggested retail price (SRP) of P58 per kilo on imported rice will take effect on Jan. 20, after Executive Order 62 – which allowed a 15 percent tariff on the outsourced staple – failed to bring down the cost of rice.
MANILA, Philippines — The state-run Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) has been ordered to assist farmers in Pangasinan whose onion farms were destroyed by armyworms.
MANILA, Philippines — The amount of damage to agriculture caused by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros has reached P129.39 million, according to the Department of Agriculture.
MANILA, Philippines — The maximum suggested retail price for imported rice may still go down to P47 per kilo, Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said yesterday, after farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) said the plan of the DA to impose a maximum SRP on imported grains not exceeding P60 per kilo is still high.
MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has appointed a new undersecretary following the passing of Deogracias Victor Savellano.
MANILA, Philippines — A pronounced increase in real-time seismic energy measurement was recorded in Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported yesterday.