The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has proposed to slap seasonal tariffs on rice to protect local farmers and manage the ...

Bago City continues to support Negros Occidental’s food security by being recognized as the top rice producer in 2024.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Wednesday announced that the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will be reduced anew on March 31 to PHP45 per kilo, following a ...

Rice imports declined by nearly half in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA ...

BACOLOD CITY – Bago City in Negros Occidental continues to contribute to the province’s food security goals after being ...

RICE is a central crop in the Filipino table and a backbone of agricultural employment in the Philippines. The ongoing debate ...

Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has appeared at the International Criminal Court, accused of crimes against humanity. The 79-year-old appeared in the Netherlands via ...

I eat rice multiple days a week — and used to exclusively make it in a pot on the stove. It’s a deceptively easy task: Measure, rinse, add water, simmer, steam, and less than half an hour ...

Human rights groups in the Philippines contend the number is more than 30,000 people. Many children were among those killed or suffered from the harmful consequences of Duterte’s anti-drug campaign.

“Early in the morning, Interpol Manila received the official copy of the warrant of arrest from the ICC,” the government of the Philippines said in an official statement. “As of now, he is under the ...

MANILA -- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took off on a charter flight from Manila on Tuesday evening after police arrested him on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant in ...

MANILA—The Philippines on Tuesday arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte on a warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity during his war on drugs ...