(UPDATE) AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday declared a food security emergency on rice. "This emergency declaration allows us to release rice buffer stocks held by the National ...

The food security emergency, declared by agriculture chief Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., will enable the NFA to release rice buffer stocks MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA ...

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) declared on Monday a food security emergency on rice, the latest effort by the government to lower the cost of the staple grain. “This emergency declaration allows ...

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Friday said it is likely that a food emergency security would be declared, noting that this measure is being taken to lower the price of rice in the ...

THE National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) has urged the Department of Agriculture to declare a food security emergency for rice, following the approval of a resolution aiming to stabilize local ...

In a statement, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said that with the scheduled declaration of such an emergency on rice supply on Tuesday, the National Food Authority (NFA) would be able to ...

MANILA, Philippines — National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año said on Tuesday that he backed the declaration of a food emergency since food security was “a national security interest ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expected to declare a food security emergency in the coming week, particularly on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. “Ang expectation by Monday, mare-receive na ng DA ...

A maximum suggested retail price of P58 per kilo for imported rice takes effect today as the government appears set to declare a “food security emergency.” What such an emergency entails is ...

The Philippines has declared a food security emergency to bring down rice prices, which officials said have remained high despite lower global prices and a reduction in rice tariffs last year.