The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of the Interior and Local Government, and various local government units (LGUs), successfully concluded the first series of its cash assistance distribution to eligible rice retailers affected by the implementation of rice price ceilings in the continue reading : Over 1,000 rice retailers in MIMAROPA receive P15,000 cash aid
ILOILO CITY — In response to presidential directives outlined in Executive Order No. 39, the first wave of payouts to assist affected rice retailers started today, 13 September 2023 at the Iloilo City Vice Mayor’s Office. EO. No. 39, which took effect in 5 September 2023, established price ceilings for regular milled rice (RMR) at continue reading : Rice retailers in Iloilo City receive gov’t subsidy
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in MIMAROPA joined the simultaneous monitoring on mandated price ceiling of rice, led by the special task force in the National Capital Region. Members of the different provincial monitoring teams of DTI MIMAROPA went around the public markets of key trading areas in Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, continue reading : DTI gears up rice price and supply monitoring in MIMAROPA
While the island of Palawan is consistently featured for its pristine white beaches and other wildlife biodiversity, this archipelago province is brimming with robust grounds for farming. In Narra, Palawan, a first-class municipality south of the center of the province, a major livelihood activity is rice farming and production. The Elvita Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (ELFAMCO), continue reading : Grains of success: Revolutionizing farming and entrepreneurship
DTI Sec. Ramon Lopez and DA Sec. Emmanuel Piñol launch the SRPs for rice at Quezon City. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, and the National Food Authority (NFA) Deputy Administrator Tomas Escarez joined forces in launching the prescribed labeling and suggested retail price (SRP) continue reading : DTI, DA, NFA launch prescribed labeling, SRP for rice
To provide more access points of affordable rice in different parts of the country, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) signed an agreement with the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Association Inc. (PAGASA) on 19 September 2018. The agreement will allow consumers to purchase NFA rice, at P27 per continue reading : DTI, NFA roll out P27/kilo NFA rice in supermarkets
To address the current issue on rice stocks and prices, the government will continue to import rice until the next harvest season. In the meeting of the Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM) held last month, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), together with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other member-agencies, proposed continue reading : Government to import rice until harvest season
Manila — Department of Trade and Industry-Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Ruth B. Castelo, together with National Food Authority (NFA) Deputy Administrator for Central Office Atty. Judy Carol Dansan, and Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) Chief Junibert E. De Sagun, lead the special market monitoring activity in Manila today, 07 September continue reading : Ample supply of NFA rice found in Manila markets