The Philippine government has announced it will hand out 12.7bn pesos of financial aid to about 2.3mn rice farmers, to help them deal with the effects of the El Niño weather pattern and rising ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seeking full rice self-sufficiency in four years even as the country faces a looming crisis on its staple commodity. In a statement yesterday, the ...

IN 1984, the government imported around 160,000 metric tons (MT) of rice. In the following years, this rose to more than 200,000 MT and reached almost 300,000 MT during the fateful year when the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Last March 2024, University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) chancellor Jose Camacho Jr. granted an exclusive license to agribusiness company Agri-Specialist Inc ...

Reelected Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, who served as Speaker of the 19th Congress, opened the 20th Congress by filing House Bill No. 1—a ...

The Philippines said it’s taking more steps to lower rice prices, which officials said have remained high despite hefty tariff cuts, sufficient supply and lower costs in the global market.

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—The Philippines is on a path to self-sufficiency in rice production, with hybrid rice genotypes emerging as a critical innovation. As one of the world’s top 10 rice ...

In spite of the grim picture on rice supply, the USDA said the situation is not yet at the level of the 2008 rice crisis. In 2008, the Philippines was the world’s top rice importer.

Claim: The Philippines is close to achieving more than 100% rice self-sufficiency. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook video with this claim has over 6,300 reactions, 219 comments ...

LUPAO, Philippines -- Fortunato Villanueva Jr. is preparing to harvest unhusked rice this month from land he has worked for more than 30 years. The ar Industry fears official limits could create ...