Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are laying the groundwork for a permanent emergency rice reserve mechanism in anticipation of more calamities hitting the region, Malacañang said Sunday.
Read Full StoryThe devastation wrought by the two killer storms, “Ondoy” and Pepeng,” during the past two weeks can easily rank them as the most disruptive calamities ever to hit the country in 40 years.
Read Full StoryStill reeling from the devastation of Tropical Storm “Ondoy” and Typhoon “Pepeng,” the Philippines is gearing up to import more rice to avert a potential shortage in the first half of 2010 after the storms lashed many of the country’s rice-producing areas during the last two weeks.
Read Full StoryThe Philippine rice imports for 2010 may reach around 2.0 million tons after recent typhoons damaged portions of the country's rice-growing areas, a senior official said on Thursday.
Read Full StoryThe Philippines, the world’s biggest rice buyer, may import more of the grain to fill its needs for the first half of 2010 after two storms wreaked havoc on rice fields, a top government official said yesterday.
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