R1 in the News

 

Rice importation ‘premature’

March 7, 2010

 

No water, no rice

Feb. 26, 2010

 

RP-Thailand rice deal could be inked next month

Jan. 24, 2010

 

Gov't urged to stabilize rice prices

Jan. 12, 2010

 

Farmers dare Yap to look into 'rice overpricing'

Jan. 11, 2010

 

Gov't action sought to stabilize rice prices

Jan. 11, 2010

 

Gov't extends hybrid rice seed subsidy to 1st quarter

Nov. 2, 2009

 

ASEAN plans rice reserve mechanism

26 Oct., 2009

 

Don't slash rice tariff yet

25 Oct., 2009

 

Rice farmers ask government to take tough stance on Asean

25 Oct., 2009

 

Gov't urged to tap rice reserve

20 Oct., 2009

 

Government urged to tap ASEAN rice reserve

19 Oct., 2009

 

House appropriations committee supports campaign
for 2010 alternative budget

4 Oct., 2009

 

Government told: be firm on safeguards

6 Sept., 2009

 

Farmers fear more losses due to climate change

2 Sept., 2009

 

Farmers start feeling pain of climate change

2 Sept., 2009

 

Govt now deliberating tariff rate reduction for rice under AFTA-CEPT Economy

June 16, 2009

 

Group blasts corporate farming bill

June 15, 2009

 

Group opposes liberalization of rice imports in RP

April 1, 2009

 

Philippines expects bigger rice harvest amid global crisis

10, March 2009

 

R1 wants details of stimulus fund for agri revealed

by Jonathan Mayuga

Bussiness Mirror, 27 January 2009

 

P2.5B Agri Stimulus Fund to Boost Exports Not Poverty Alleviation, Says Rice NGO; Details of Allocation Sought

by Jonathan Mayuga

Pinoy Express, 27 January 2009

 

Gov't shoud increase social spending during economic crisis, says Briones

by Jonathan L. Mayuga

Businessmirror, 05 Dec. 2008

 

Contrived Savings Escape Audit

by Jun Vallecera

Businessmirror, 05 Dec. 2008

 

Watch '09 agri inputs budget, Senate urged

by Jennifer A. Ng

Businessmirror, 20 November 2008

 

Senate urged to review agriculture budget

- Nov. 19, 2008

 

NGO accuses government of overimporting rice

By Jennifer Ng

Correspondent Business Mirror, Oct. 14, 2008

 

NFA urged to buy more rice from farmers

By Amy R. Remo

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sept. 23, 2008

 

Gov’t should purchase palay at higher prices to aid planters

By Cai U. Ordinario, Reporter

Businessmirror, 23 September 2008

 

Gov’t should purchase palay at higher prices to aid planters

GMANews.TV, September 22, 2008

 

Use DA fund hike to aid farmers

By Jennifer A. Ng, Reporter

Businessmirror, Sept. 17, 2008

 

Solons grill agri chiefd over rice scam

By Norman Bordadora

Inquirer Headlines / Nation, September 17, 2008

 

Group wants probe into irregularities in DA, says Yap accountable

Sophia Dedace

GMANews.TV, September 16, 2008

 

NFA urged to buy more palay to stop price drop

Malaya, Sept. 9, 2008

 

Rice NGO calls for NFA intervention in palay buying

GMANews.TV, Sept. 8, 2008

 

Philippines hungry for rice investment

By Prime Sarmiento

Asia Times Online, August 21, 2008

 

Groups alarmed that RP negotiators in WTO talks didn't get directions from Malacañang

Jeniffer A. Ng

Business Mirror, July 23, 2008

 

Farmers threatened by proposal to make food imports cheaper

Robert JA Basilio Jr

GMANews.TV, July 22, 2008

 

Rice NGO seeks lower-priced rice in the market

May 30, 2008

 

NGO: Rice price should be lower by now but it's not

By Jennifer A. Ng, Reporter

Businessmirror, May 30, 2008

 

Group wants Asean rice reserve for food security

GMA News, May 13, 2008

 

US, IMF role in Haiti’s food riots

By Bill Quigley
Philippine Daily Inquirer, May/03/2008

 

Gov't challenged to produce low-priced rice for poor

By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer, First Posted 04:09:00 04/22/2008

 

‘Rice prices going down’

By Marianne Go
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

 

Is hybrid rice the answer?

By Marianne Go
Headlines, April 14, 2008

 

Gov't urged to invest in P59-B irrigation to hike rice yield

Ellalyn B. de Vera, Marvyn N. Benani

Headlines, April 14, 2008


High food prices to stay but RP has enough rice supply to feed 90M

By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 7, 2008

 

$100-M commission from '08 rice imports'

By JESS DIAZ

The Philippine Star, April 5, 2008

 

Vietnam commits 1.5-M tons of rice

Headlines

Thursday, March 27, 2008

 

RP to buy 1.5M tons of rice from Vietnam

By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Posted date: March 27, 2008

 

Rice price may soar up to P40/kg

By Jontahan Mayuga, Cai Ordinario and Bong Garcia
Businessmirror, March 27, 2008

 

Rice imports could hit 2.2M tons

Businessworld

March 27, 2008

 

More rice imports coming

By Othel V. Campos

Manila Standard Today, March 27, 2008

 

Limited rice supply will force price rise: farmers

Agence France-Presse

March 26, 2008

 

RP farmers warn of looming rice crisis

March 26, 2008

 

Rice supply situation to worsen--farmers, civil society

By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Breaking News / Nation, March 26, 2008

 

Organic rice as high-yielding as hybrid variety,

NGOs tell government

By Manuel T. Cayon

Businessmirror, May 1, 2007

 

Government urged to cut budget for hybrid rice

By Jennifer A. Ng

Businessmirror, April 18, 2007

 

Local NGO to lead dialogue of

civil society groups with G33 ministers

By Jennifer A. Ng

Businessmirror, March 19, 2007

 

Hybrid rice production declining in Asia

By Jojo de Guzman

Malaya, March 2, 2007

 

NGOs accuse Lamy of pressuring govt

By Chino S. Leyco, Researcher

Manila Times, February 23, 2007

 

Arroyo tells officials:

Be 'flexible, cautious' with Lamy

By Christine A. Gaylican, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Posted date: February 23, 2007

 

NFA chief’s resignation ‘suspicious’ — farmers’ group

By Katherine Adraneda, The Philippine STAR Nation

Publication Date: Monday, January 08, 2007

 

Congress approves P7-B budget for DA

Christine A. Gaylican, Philippine Daily Inquirer

First posted 00:54:27 (Mla time) December 18, 2006

 

Rice farmers ask govt to exempt rice

from liberalization under Asean

By Jennifer A. Ng, BusinessMirror, December 6, 2006

 

Mixed feelings on Yap return

By Jennifer A. Ng

Businessmirror, October 20, 2006

 

Yap not fit to lead DA, says solon

By Philip Tubeza, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Posted date: October 20, 2006

 

Farmers NGO pushes P3.7B hike in agri fund

MALAYA, October 13, 2006

 

NGO wants to ban US rice

By Jennifer A. Ng

Businessmirror, October 2, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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