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.
Read Full StoryTHE 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.
Read Full StoryMANILA, 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 StoryBAGUIO 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 StoryBACOLOD 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 StoryMANILA, 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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