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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that sustaining the P20-per-kilo rice program would depend on inflation and efficiency of production.
Rice dominates the Filipino food plate, especially among poor households MANILA, Philippines – Rice makes up the bulk of the Filipino food plate (pinggang Pinoy), considerably more than protein-rich ...
A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy on Palawan island in the Philippines, evidence of a ...
The government’s sale of subsidized rice at P20 per kilo contributed to the increase in the country’s demand for the staple ...
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Zinc deficiency is a contributing factor to stunting, which affects approximately 29.5% of Filipino children under five years ...
Guimaras is the latest province to join the growing list of areas covered by subsidized rice sale as the government aims to ...
The P20-per-kilo rice is “here to stay,” President Marcos declared yesterday, but beneficiaries would be limited to ...
MEASURES RESTORING the regulatory powers of the National Food Authority (NFA) and creating dedicated government agencies for water resources management have been filed in the Senate. Under Senate Bill ...
Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ancient and well-travelled grain.
Over lunch of rice, soup, fish, and vegetables at my sister’s house in Paranaque, Philippines, I found myself explaining to ...