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The domestic tuna industry needs to be unburdened of unnecessary regulations to unlock its potential for job creation and output growth, the Philippin..
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The recent controversy about rice importation is not about how much should be imported — in fact, there is no impending rice shortage—but ..
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NEDA chief disagrees with Piñol — Pernia favors private sector importation of rice to curb inflation
Economic managers are pushing for rice importation by the private sector to temper rising prices of the Filipino staple food. “The stand of the ..
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Bad Internet connection is a more pressing problem in the country compared to poverty and corruption, according to a study released by the Philippine ..
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The Philippine fishing industry is considered as one of the major industries in the agriculture and fisheries sector. The marine resources available t..
Discussion Papers

This study aims to evaluate the impact of agricultural insurance of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) on corn farmers in the Cagayan Va..
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Slapping an import tariff of 35 percent on rice imports alongside reforms in the agency mandated to stabilize both the supply and prices of the Filipi..
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Using a purposive online and paper-based survey and focus group discussions with select target groups, this study makes inferences about the level of ..
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The government’s policy on rice continues to be stuck on self-sufficiency and a conflicted practice on importation despite recommendations from ..
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IT all started with a despot. In 1972 former strongman Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Presidential Decree (PD) 4, creating the National Grains Autho..
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There are many and varied government programs that target the agriculture and fisheries sector, especially the poor. For more efficient and streamline..
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THE PHILIPPINES’ temporary use of quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice was intended to avert a dampening of rice prices, but the threat of the..
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Revenues from the proposed imposition of a 35 percent tariff on rice imports upon expiration of the quantitative restriction (QR) – seen to reac..
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The lifting of restrictions on rice imports in the country this year will signal greater competition among foreign suppliers and rice importers, as we..
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State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is pushing to slap a 35-percent tariff on rice while providing subsidies to f..
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