MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has set guidelines on planned changes in tariffs for rice to the Philippines, the world’s top importer, starting in 2026. In an
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The Philippines will resume importing rice by January next year, with a new tariff rate to be imposed on the imported grain, which will be
THE Economic Development Committee (EDCom) said it is seeking to strike a balance between protecting farmers and limiting the inflationary impact on consumers in adjusting rice
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is moving to tighten the country’s rice import policy by extending the current two-month import suspension and raising tariffs on foreign rice, in
ANKARA, TURKEY – Earlier today, Presidential Decision 10435 was published in Turkey’s Official Gazette repealing the 2018 decision to impose retaliatory duties on certain
Tariffs may sound patriotic, but they almost always weaken the very industries they’re supposed to protect. Japan eats a lot of rice. And it imposes tariffs on foreign rice to
Story by SHERYLIN UNTALAN, GMA Integrated News The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Tuesday criticized what it called the government’s delay in imposing safeguards for
By: Kathleen de Villa – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — A peasant group on Tuesday slammed the latest proposed scheme of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to temporarily
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture’s recommendation to increase the tariffs on imported rice aims to ”flush out local rice”