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Basketball: Tab Baldwin not a fan of single-import conferences; opinion draws flak

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Posted at Jun 13 02:30 AM

The Blue Eagles head coach said foreign players in the PBA enjoy certain advantages in officiating, compared in other leagues in the world. Read more »

Recto blasts DA's order for PH poultry raisers to limit production to give way to imports

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Posted at Jun 10 11:35 PM

“And why should an agency whose sole mandate is to boost food production advise Filipino chicken raisers to scale down their output to give market space for dressed chicken coming from abroad?” Read more »

Total trade shrinks in April, first full month of virus lockdown

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Updated as of Jun 10 10:29 AM

The Philippines' total external trade shrank further in April, the first full month of lockdown against COVID-19, government data released Wednesday showed. Read more »

Vietnam assures PH of unimpeded rice supply as COVID-19 crisis persists - Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 06:24 PM

 President Rodrigo Duterte has received assurance from Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguy?n Xuân Phúc of unimpeded rice imports as the coronavirus crisis continues, Malacañang said Wednesday. Read more »

Pangilinan urges P6-B compensation for rice farmers this December

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Posted at Dec 11 07:36 PM

Last November, Pangilinan filed a bill seeking to augment the 2019 budget with P6 billion to immediately provide cash from unprogrammed funds in the spending plan for rice farmers.  Read more »

US, China working to delay Dec 15 tariffs: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 08:01 AM

US and Chinese officials are working on a deal to postpone tariffs set to hit Chinese imports in 5 days, according to a media report on Tuesday.  Read more »

PH trade deficit shrinks amid flat exports, falling imports

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Posted at Dec 10 06:47 PM

The Philippines' total external trade also shrank 6.7 percent in October as exports remained almost flat while imports fell, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Philippines to continue rice imports with tighter rules

Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 02:51 PM

The Philippines will not suspend rice imports but will tighten food safety measures to control the entry of cheap grain that is hurting incomes of local farmers, the agriculture chief said on Thursday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 20, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 01:34 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

'Repeal Rice Tariffication Law'

Mike Alquinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:27 PM

Members of various farmers groups hold a protest against the Rice Tariffication Law in front of the National Economic and Development Authority's main gate in Pasig City on Wednesday. Read more »

Suspension of rice imports won't impact inflation, says Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:00 PM

"...On prices naman, sinusewerte pa rin tayo, mababa pa rin ang long term forecast of oil prices, sinuswerte tayo all the way. So, we’ll have a nice Christmas," says BSP Gov. Ben Diokno.  Read more »

'Dami nang naghikahos': Grupo iginiit na 'huli na' ang pagpapatigil ng rice importation

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Updated as of Nov 20 07:10 PM

Huli na para makatulong sa mga magsasaka si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos nitong ipag-utos ang pagsuspinde sa pag-angkat ng bigas, ayon sa isang grupo. Read more »

Sugar industry liberalization in PH put on hold

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Posted at Nov 19 11:24 PM

Tight regulations on Philippine sugar imports are widely seen to stay on longer, with economic managers lukewarm on proposals to liberalize the sector. Read more »

China still world's biggest rice importer: Agri Dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 07:19 PM

The USDA-FAS uses a different set of statistics in its projection compared to the “official” data being used by the DA, Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes told radio DZMM. Read more »

Gov't readies cash aid for rice farmers hit by low prices

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 12:43 PM

Cash assistance of P5,000 per affected farmer will be released before Christmas, Agriculture secretary William Dar said on the sidelines of the Philippine-India Trade Consultations during the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind. Read more »

Prices of processed meats seen to go up amid African swine fever scare

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Posted at Sep 17 11:04 PM

Prices of processed meats are seen to go up as the Philippines' import-reliant meat processing industry plans to reduce their production due to the African swine fever scare in the country. Read more »

OPINION: Paved with good intentions

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 09 05:03 PM

Having to produce enough of the country’s staple has been probably the longest policy debate in the country’s history. Read more »

Filipino farmers raise concerns on where to sell crops amid rice imports

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Updated as of Sep 04 07:16 AM

Amid the influx of rice imports in the Philippines, some Filipino farmers now fear they won't be able to sell their crops. Read more »

Dissecting Data: Impact of Rice Tariffication Law on Filipino Farmers

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Posted at Sep 03 04:47 PM

Data show, production of unhusked rice is headed lower -- a clear sign Filipino rice farmers are not doing well with increased competition from importation. Read more »

China to impose new tariffs on $75 bn of US imports

Ryan Mcmorrow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 04:18 AM

BEIJING, China—China announced Friday it will hit US soybeans, lobsters, peanut butter and other imports worth $75 billion with new tariffs in retaliation for Washington's planned duty hikes, further intensifying the bruising trade war between the world's top 2 economies. Read more »