After rice liberalization, is sugar up next?

Once the Rice Tariffication Bill is signed into law, the government is looking to open up the sugar sector next, according to the National…

Bicameral committee OKs bill lifting rice import quotas

The Congress bicameral conference committee has approved the rice tariffication bill, which will replace quantitative restrictions (QR) on Philippine rice imports with tariffs and…

Calamba warehouse yields P25M in suspected smuggled rice

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized P25 million worth of alleged smuggled rice in a warehouse in Calamba, Laguna. “We received a tip…