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, the increase was driven by the… Continue reading "The false promises of Duterte’s 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, a former executive director of the… Continue reading "Rice is a cash crop, not for farmers but for the corrupt"
The price of palay – or unprocessed rice – is in a free-fall, bringing misery to our already impoverished rice farmers. Sadly, the plummeting value of the country’s staple crop… Continue reading "If Duterte is truly sorry for the plight of farmers, he should repeal the 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 climate to grow the crop and… Continue reading "What is the Rice Tariffication Law and how is it to blame for the demise of the Philippine rice industry?"
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 Senatorial elections. You can read Part… Continue reading "Why I’m Voting (part 2): Our farmers deserve better"
