Rice farmers need P20B emergency aid – Pangilinan

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 23:21:52 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday called for the release of a P20 billion emergency cash assistance fund for farmers to be sourced from tariffs and unprogrammed funds under the Rice Tariffication Act. Pangilinan, who served as presidential adviser on food and agriculture under the Aquino administration, said farmers had lost an estimated […]

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Duterte dangles ‘happy compromise’ to rice farmers

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:15:05 +0000

Duterte dangles ‘happy compromise’ to rice farmers

President Duterte said suspending the importation of rice during the harvest seasons would be a “happy compromise” between helping boost farmers’ income and making sure the staple would be available year-round.

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Masaganang Ani 300 Award launched to combat threat of imported rice

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 08:23:51 +0000

Nueva Ecija farmers on Friday (April 12) were challenged to adopt hybrid rice and compete against the influx of imported rice now that the Rice Tariffication Law has taken effect.

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Palace says P10-B Rice Fund won’t be corrupted

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:52:26 +0000

Palace says P10-B Rice Fund won't be corrupted

Malacañang assured the public that the P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund or Rice Fund would not fall into corrupt hands.

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Rice tariff law to ease poor’s burden—Arroyo

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 08:35:35 +0000

SPEAKER Gloria Macapagal Arroyo welcomed the signing into law of the rice tariffication bill, which seeks to ensure food security and ease inflation in the country. “I am happy that…READ

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Pangilinan: Gov’t must ensure farmers will benefit from rice tariffication law

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 08:27:57 +0000

Pangilinan: Gov't must ensure farmers will benefit from rice tariffication law

Senator Francis Pangilinan urged the full implementation of the rice tarrification law to benefit local farmers.

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‘Concerns’ preventing Duterte from signing Rice Tariffication Law

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 03:20:31 +0000

‘Concerns’ preventing Duterte from signing Rice Tariffication Law

President Rodrigo Duterte has not signed the Rice Tarrification Bill due to “concerns” raised by some stakeholders.

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