Rappler's latest stories on rice supply
Negros Occidental asks NFA to augment its rice supply amid shortage fears
The province in Western Visayas is also eyeing more rice imports from Vietnam, Myanmar, and Thailand to address temporary shortage in the months of June and July
MinDA moves to speed up rice production amid shortage fears
Amid rice shortage fears due to coronavirus, Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Emmanuel Piñol proposes a farming method that cuts production period but yields a third of farmers' usual harvest
Agriculture department 'floods' market with cheap, imported NFA rice
Agriculture Secretary William Dar leads the unloading of NFA rice in Commonwealth Market in Quezn City, which will be sold at P27 per kilo
What you can do to help Filipino rice farmers
Groups urge Filipinos to buy local rice and support Filipino farmers as they feel the severe effects of the rice tariffication law
NFA has 4.5 million bags of imported rice left unsold
Senator Imee Marcos urges the National Food Authority to sell its rice stock to earn revenues that may be used to buy more palay from locals
Rice imports undervalued? 'That's BOC's problem,' says Cynthia Villar
Senator Cynthia Villar says the problem isn't in the rice tariffication law which she authored
Rice stocks increase to 2.598 million MT in June 2019
The Philippines' rice stocks as of June 1 are deemed sufficient for 81 days
Rice stocks hit 2.63 million metric tons in April 2019
Household stocks still contribute the biggest share to the Philippines' total rice inventory despite a 14.4% drop from a year ago
Rice inventory up in February 2019 from a year ago
Rice stocks grow by 19.24% in February 2019 compared to the same month in 2018
A Staple Problem? History of rice crisis in the Philippines
While the Philippines is known for its agricultural lands, the country continues to face recurring rice crises over the years
[ANALYSIS] How rough was 2018 for the PH economy?
All in all, there’s a sense that the Duterte government brought about needless economic hardships to the Filipino people in 2018
FAST FACTS: Rice prices in the Philippines
A kilo of rice costs almost P50, and even P66 in Sulu, as of the 4th week of September 2018
[OPINION] With rice tariffication, what happens to food security?
Philippine agricultural performance from 1995 to the present has been dismal, if not catastrophic
After Piñol slams rice imports, PH to import 1 million MT of rice in 2019
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol previously said the Philippines would have a rice problem if the country relied on imports to meet demand for the staple
5 questions we should be asking on the rice shortage
Who would benefit from an emergency order for imports of around a million tons because government rice stocks were artificially run down?
NFA declares Thai rice shipment in Albay 'bukbok-free'
NFA-Bicol director Henry Tristeza leads a taste test of the fumigated rice which will be distributed all over Bicol region
House probe sought into NFA’s alleged misuse of rice funds
The Makabayan bloc also wants the House agriculture and food committee to probe the NFA’s failure to procure 124,969 metric tons of rice in 2017
'Fumigate the bigger pests' in rice crisis: hoarders, price speculators
House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya suggests ways to address the ongoing rice crisis
NFA chief faces graft complaint for misusing rice funds
(UPDATED) The National Food Authority denies there was diversion of funds, saying that the money of the agency is 'in good hands'
Taming rice prices: What lawmakers, experts say
Putting a cap on prices may sound like a good idea, but it may actually lead to a rice shortage
Makabayan bloc wants House probe into Zamboanga City rice crisis
The left-leaning legislators argue the state of calamity declared in Zamboanga City over soaring rice prices is a 'microcosm of the instability of food security in the country'
[ANALYSIS] Filipinos don’t deserve fumigated nor weevil-infested rice
(UPDATED) Why this burgeoning rice crisis? I argue that government is wholly to blame.
State of calamity in Zamboanga City until rice prices stable
Zamboanga City Vice Mayor Cesar Iturralde says the city will remain under a state of calamity to help local officials address the problem of high rice prices
Suppliers to pay for fumigation of bukbok-infested rice
National Food Authority Spokesperson Rex Estoperez says imported rice is safe to eat after weevils are smoked out
PH still gunning for rice self-sufficiency despite Duterte remarks
The Department of Agriculture has not been asked to scrap its rice self-sufficiency targets, says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
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Bad weather stalls NFA rice distribution
National Food Authority spokesperson Rex Estoperez says rice imports from Thailand and Vietnam have been stuck in the ports for 9 days
Higher prices partly due to NFA's 'incompetence' – Diokno
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the National Food Authority's 'incompetence' caused panic which resulted in higher rice prices
Lower rice prices starting June – NFA
The average price of commercial rice is now at P40 to P43 per kilo, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority
NFA awards 250,000 MT rice supply to Thailand, Vietnam
The two countries are expected to bring in the first batch of rice on May 31, ahead of the so-called lean months
Duterte says 'anybody who has money' allowed to import rice
'My job is to fill our warehouse, our inventory,' says President Rodrigo Duterte, maintaining that the Philippines will ease its rice importation rules
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[OPINION] The alarming depletion of NFA rice under Duterte’s watch
Now we’ve run out of subsidized rice – the first time this has happened since NFA’s creation in 1972, or in nearly 50 years
Duterte defends NFA chief Jason Aquino: ‘I trust him’
'Ignore the [NFA] Council which is mandated by law, go ahead and make the importations,' President Rodrigo Duterte tells National Food Authority chief Jason Aquino
Duterte to meet big rice traders amid NFA shortage
Malacañang is requesting rice traders to help 'rather than take advantage of the situation to make money at the expense of the consuming public'
Duterte doesn't want NFA chief Jason Aquino speaking on rice supply
The decision comes after Cabinet members agreed Jason Aquino made a misleading claim that there was a rice shortage, causing prices to increase
Who is NFA chief Jason Aquino and why is he controversial?
The Bureau of Customs published in 2015 a notice to warn the public against transacting with retired army major Jason Aquino, one of a few dozen employees earlier accused in the media of colluding with smugglers
'Contaminant' found in alleged fake rice in Davao
UPDATED The initial findings however are not conclusive yet to determine if the sample is indeed fake rice
PH rice inventory good for 69 days – PSA
As of February domestic rice and corn inventory levels are both up from last year
Steep prices, Yolanda hike PH poverty incidence in H1 2014
The country s per capita income increased by 6 4 in the first half of 2014 over 2013 but this gain was eroded by very high food prices says NEDA
PH rice supply enough for 3 months
The overall uptrend is attributed to higher domestic production and adequate bulk importation from Vietnam and Thailand says the Philippine Statistics Authority
Agriculture damage from Ruby now P1.9B
Most affected by Ruby were cultivation areas in the provinces of Oriental Mindoro Camarines Sur Masbate Sorsogon Aklan Antique Iloilo Negros Occidental Bohol and Cebu
NFA chief tenders courtesy resignation
3rd UPDATE Two month old NFA Administrator Arthur Juan offers to resign following a rice trader s extortion allegations against him which he strongly denies
Police raid Muntinlupa warehouse linked to rice hoarding
The raid comes just days after a similar search was conducted in a warehouse in Bulacan
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Aquino: PH to import rice as price hike probe continues
President Benigno Aquino III says the government will import more rice so that hoarders seeking to manipulate prices would lose money
Aquino wants ‘definitive answers’ on price spikes
President Benigno Aquino III will meet with concerned officials to determine the cause of higher prices of some basic commodities
Palace: Gov't monitoring prices of basic goods
The Agriculture department says opportunistic traders are jacking up prices of chicken and pork in Metro Manila
NFA: Rice prices to go up during lean months
The NFA says it expects prices to normalize by September when the harvest season begins
Philippines hit for wasting rice
The Philippines one of the world s biggest importers of rice is wasting rice
