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Tag: rice tariffication law

The Philippines 
November 5, 2024

The false promises of Duterte’s Rice Tariffication Law

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1128 Views Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996, Department of Agriculture, Department of Finance, featured, Philippine rice, rice tariffication law, rodrigo duterte

The inflation rate shot up again in October, up to 2.3 per cent from the record-low 1.9 per cent registered in September. More specifically,

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The Philippines 
October 10, 2020October 11, 2020

Rice is a cash crop, not for farmers but for the corrupt

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1839 Views featured, National Food Authority, Philippine rice, PhilRice corruption scandal, rice tariffication law

Rice is a cash crop in the Philippines, not for farmers who grow it but rather for a cabal of unscrupulous individuals. This week,

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Rice Tariffication Law Rodrigo Duterte Philippine rice farmers
The Philippines 
November 19, 2019

If Duterte is truly sorry for the plight of farmers, he should repeal the Rice Tariffication Law

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1911 Views featured, Philippine rice, rice tariffication law, rodrigo duterte, war on farmers

The price of palay – or unprocessed rice – is in a free-fall, bringing misery to our already impoverished rice farmers. Sadly, the plummeting

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Collage of a rice farmer toiling in the field (photo from pixabay.com) and of Philippine rice traders' selling price (Photo from Reuters)
The Philippines 
September 8, 2019

What is the Rice Tariffication Law and how is it to blame for the demise of the Philippine rice industry?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2153 Views cynthia villar, featured, Philippine rice, rice tariffication law

Rice is the staple food in the Philippines, and therefore is largely in-demand by consumers. Being in the tropics, the country has the necessary

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The Philippines 
April 21, 2019April 21, 2019

Why I’m Voting (part 2): Our farmers deserve better

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1706 Views 2019 philippine senatorial elections, agriculture in the philippines, featured, rice tariffication law, war on farmers

This is part 2 of an eight-part series covering the issues that will help me decide who I’m voting for in the May 2019

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