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ISKORNER: The Philippines’ Rice Farmers at the Crossroads: Survival Amid Storms, Markets, and Misgovernance
25 Sep 2025 18:04 GMT
… whole farming family in Cagayan, Philippines, watched Typhoon Ragasa/Nando … after Typhoon Ragasa battered northern Philippines with floods, landslides, and widespread … hand, farmer groups decry the National Food Authority’s limited capacity to buy …
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Philippines may extend rice import ban to boost local palay prices
19 Sep 2025 18:25 GMT
AN ongoing two-month rice import suspension could be extended following improvements in palay (unmilled rice) prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Friday.
“Pending data validation, I am now inclined to recommend that the president extend the …
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President Marcos wants floor price for palay
27 Sep 2025 03:32 GMT
… 27, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration is planning … directed a review of the National Food Authority (NFA) charter and proposed changes …
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Rice prices stable despite import suspension, says Philippines' Department of Agriculture
02 Sep 2025 18:40 GMT
DESPITE slight increases in some markets, rice prices remain stable in markets a day into the implementation of a 60-day suspension of imports, Department of Agriculture (DA) spokesman Arnel de Mesa said on Tuesday.
The rice import halt was ordered by …
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Marcos orders floor price palay, review of NFA charter
26 Sep 2025 04:44 GMT
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered … ordered a review of the National Food Authority (NFA) charter and the proposed …
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Opong to bring heavy rain; government work, classes suspended
25 Sep 2025 16:36 GMT
… 26, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang suspended government work and … conditions brought by Opong.
AirAsia Philippines canceled 24 domestic flights from … , Mimaropa and Western Visayas.
The National Food Authority has 2.44 million bags …
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Farmers lament decrease in palay price
24 Sep 2025 20:26 GMT
… | 12:00am
SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan , Philippines — As the harvest season is … that most warehouses of the National Food Authority (NFA) in Bulacan have stopped …
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Nando makes landfall; classes still suspended
22 Sep 2025 20:40 GMT
… 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Nando (inter … Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced the cancellation of … rice stocks from the National Food Authority for issuance to local … Grid Corp. of the Philippines said three transmission lines …
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ERIA Engages with the Philippines' National Food Authority to Strengthen Food Security and Reserves
10 Dec 2024 02:48 GMT
… study, visited the National Food Authority (NFA) of the Philippines on 5 December. The … the importance of the Philippines'; engagement. The Philippines plays a critical role …
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DA: Import-heavy agriculture harms farmers, urges import limits
15 Sep 2025 07:12 GMT
… 15, 2025 | 1:45pm
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture admitted … a rice-producing nation, the Philippines has consistently ranked among the … from local farmers through the National Food Authority (NFA). The challenge, however, is …
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