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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 25, 2019

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Updated as of Nov 26 11:01 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 12:03 PM

Members of Amihan step on photos of government officials, responsible for the passage of the rice tariffication law, during a protest rally in front of the Department of Agriculture in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

86 pct rice tariff needed for farmers to survive - advocacy group

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Updated as of Nov 21 10:20 PM

The government needs to raise tariffs on imported rice to 86 percent from 35 percent to help Filipino farmers compete and ensure the survival of the local rice industry, an advocacy group said on Thursday. Read more »

Pag-angkat ng bigas tuloy pa rin, hihigpitan: Agri chief

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Updated as of Nov 21 07:02 PM

Hindi sususpendehin ng Pilipinas ang pag-angkat nito ng bigas pero magpapatupad ang bansa ng mas mahigpit na proseso kaugnay ng pagpasok ng imported rice, ayon kay Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 20, 2019

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Posted at Nov 21 01:34 AM

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'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 »

'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 »

Malawakang protesta, ikinakasa laban sa Rice Tariffication Law

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Posted at Nov 20 01:11 AM

Naghahanda na rin sila ng malawakang protesta laban dito. Read more »

Rice Tariffication Law worse than Yolanda, says rice farmers alliance

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Posted at Nov 18 08:15 PM

The Rice Tariffication Law is worse than supertyphoon Yolanda in terms of its damage to the livelihood of rice farmers, an alliance of farmers organizations and advocates said on Monday. Read more »

'Do not despair': Duterte says sorry to local farmers over low palay prices

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 11:51 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to local rice farmers over low prices of the grain but insisted that the Philippines needed to import the staple. Read more »

Duterte says he can hike rice tariffs if needed

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 01:10 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he can order the increase of rice tariff rates to help local farmers cope with falling prices of the staple grain. Read more »

DOF: Rice Tariffication Law tuloy pa rin

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Posted at Nov 14 12:23 AM

Ayon sa isang ulat, posibleng maungusan na ng Pilipinas ang China sa dami ng aangkating bigas. Read more »

Pakiusap ng DA sa mga kritiko: Bigyan ng tsansa ang rice tariffication law

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Posted at Nov 13 08:05 PM

Dahil dito, walang nakikitang dahilan ang Department of Finance para ipatigil ang pagpapatupad ng batas. Read more »

China still world's biggest rice importer: Agri Dept

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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 »

Rice farmers find relief in digital economy as prices fall

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 12:25 PM

BigasPh, which Valdez co-founded, takes orders from the provinces including Nueva Ecija and Banaue and delivers the grain to consumers in the capital. The staple is bought from farmers at a "fair price," she said 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 »

Women protest Rice Tariffication Law

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 05:26 PM

Women members of the National Movement For Food Sovereignty (NMFS) stage a protest in front of the Department of Agriculture headquarters in Quezon City on Tuesday. Read more »

Signature campaign para suspendihin ang Rice Tariffication Law, inilunsad

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Posted at Oct 12 02:11 AM

Isinantabi naman ng Department of Agriculture ang posibleng pagtaas ng taripa sa bigas. Read more »

Inflation bumagal dahil sa Rice Tariffication Law - Pernia

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Posted at Oct 05 01:20 AM

Naitala nitong Setyembre ang pinakamababang inflation o bilis ng pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin simula June 2016. Read more »

Lawmakers want to use rice subsidy of gov't agencies to buy palay from farmers

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Posted at Oct 03 02:33 AM

MANILA—The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will prioritize measures seeking to authorize the use of rice subsidy from different government agencies for the purchase of palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers, Quezon City 1st District Rep. Wilfrido Enverga said Wednesday. Read more »

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