Despite lean months, rice prices falling
THE PRICES OF COMMERCIAL RICE HAVE continued to decrease in a number of provinces at the onset of the traditional lean months, the National Food Authority reported Saturday.
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Arroyo appeal on VAT a ‘desperate political trap’--solon
MANILA, Philippines—A “bribe” and “desperate political trap” were how a militant member of the House of Representatives described President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s call to religious groups to help her government monitor the proceeds of the 12 percent value-added-tax.
Read Full StoryVAT keeping RP rice, oil among cheapest in region--Arroyo
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday continued to fend off calls to scrap or suspend the 12-percent value added tax (VAT), saying the controversial tax is what keeps oil products and rice in the county among the cheapest in the region.
Read Full StoryNFA hikes rice supply in Negros Occidental
BACOLOD CITY — The National Food Authority (NFA) has increased its rice supply in Negros Occidental by 50 percent to stabilize the price of commercial rice.
Read Full StoryArroyo limits areas covered by land conversion ban
MANILA, Philippines -- Only two months after slapping a total ban on conversion of rice lands and other agricultural areas, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has issued another administrative order that has in effect shortened the list of areas covered by the ban.
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