Jordeene B. Lagare
Reporter at Philippine Daily Inquirer
Covers agriculture-mining beat for the Philippine Daily Inquirer 📧 [email protected]
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1 week ago |
plus.inquirer.net | Jordeene B. Lagare
Consumers may soon pay more for their daily cup of joe as supply woes brew in the global market—but this could be a blessing in disguise for Filipino coffee farmers who now have greater opportunity to boost their income. Global coffee prices may further rise this year if key growing regions experience further significant supply reductions, a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says.
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2 weeks ago |
newsinfo.inquirer.net | Jerome Aning |Jordeene B. Lagare |Julie M. Aurelio
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is open to the proposal of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to delay the implementation of the sale of rice at P20 per kilogram in the Visayas and in Kadiwa stores due to the ban on election spending 10 days before the May 12 polls. “If that is the suggestion and policy of the Comelec chair [George Erwin Garcia], then we will be open to that,” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace press officer Claire Castro told reporters on Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.net | Dexter Cabalza |Jordeene B. Lagare
MANILA, Philippines — While the Department of Agriculture (DA) is all set to implement nationwide this week President Marcos’ aspiration of bringing down the retail prices of rice to P20 a kilo, it may have to wait a little longer as it needs the go-ahead from the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
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2 weeks ago |
business.inquirer.net | Jordeene B. Lagare
MANILA, Philippines – More than P500 million worth of facilities and other interventions were turned over to farmers in Northern Mindanao. This was part of a broader effort to boost coconut farmers’ income and productivity. Article continues after this advertisement READ: How technology can benefit farmersAccording to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), these include the P350-million integrated processing facility in Misamis Oriental.
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2 weeks ago |
plus.inquirer.net | Jordeene B. Lagare
While the Department of Agriculture (DA) is all set to implement nationwide this week President Marcos’ aspiration of bringing down the retail prices of rice to P20 a kilo, it may have to wait a little longer as it needs the go-ahead from the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
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Philippine rice imports are projected to hit a record-high 5.5 million metric tons (MT) in 2026. This will maintain the country’s ranking as the world’s biggest importer of this household staple. https://t.co/v6Cdzfs89m
The National Food Authority (NFA) has started delivering well-milled rice to Cebu province in preparation for the resumption of the government’s sale of P20 per kilogram rice project through the Department of Agriculture (DA). https://t.co/SxdNIGBSjU
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