The rice industry generates 460Mdays=P230 billion ( @P500/day), there is 1 full time worker per 3 ha or 860,000 workers full time workers.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has urged lawmakers to support amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), ...

Local farmers already lost P54.5 billion in the first six months of 2025, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said as it asked the government to control rice imports, which are hurting local ...

Telangana’s rice exports have fallen 20-30 per cent in 2025 due to high procurement costs and collapsing domestic demand amid ...

MANILA – The Philippines will suspend rice imports for 60 days from Sept 1 to help local farmers, a move that could further pressure global prices as the top buyer of the grain pulls back from ...

MANILA: The Philippines will suspend rice imports for 60 days from Sept 1, the communications minister said on Wednesday (Aug 6).