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GUIGUINTO, Bulacan, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has temporarily suspended operations of 11 warehouses in this town for vi..

Rice farmers should get at least P700 million from the P10 billion excess in the rice tariff collected this year, a senator insisted Wednesday.Sen. Fr..

MAHIGIT sa P700 milyong cash aid ang dapat mapunta sa mga local rice farmer mula sa P10 bilyong rice tariff collection ngayong taon subalit hindi pa u..

Fertilizer, an important production input, accounts for a significant share of the total production cost of some crops. However, data on fertilizer’..

FARMERS POUR blood, sweat, and tears into lands they do not own. Reforms from those in seats of power typically tackle such issues of land ownership. ..

We are firm in defending and asserting the rice tariffication reform despite the current transitional problems that it faces in its implementation. Th..

It is very tempting to say “We told you so” but pontificating is self-serving and will not bring us anywhere. Unfortunately, this is where..

PORK, BEEF, or chicken? If you’re a Filipino, chances are you often have a hard time choosing among the three.  Indeed, in the last se..

Pork, beef or chicken?If you’re a Filipino, chances are you often have a hard time choosing among the 3.Indeed, in the last several decades, Fil..

Improving irrigation in the Philippines will entail more than just the creation of an apex body for water, a consultant of state-run think tank Philip..

Despite the huge irrigation investments, the performance of the Philippine irrigation sector has barely improved through the years. This Policy Note r..

Irrigators’ associations (IAs) that collect service fees from rice and corn planters tend to perform better than the ones subsidized by the gove..

National irrigation systems (NIS) are crucial to the Philippine agriculture sector. Currently, they account to about half of the area that supply rice..

Despite massive efforts and funding to support irrigation development, the increase in irrigated areas has been minimal in the Philippines, particular..

MANILA, Philippines — Farmers and fisherfolk are now covered by the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), although the Department of Social..