May 23, 2025

Tag: market regulation

  • Sugar Industry Leaders Endorse SRA’s Sugar Order No. 6 for Market Clarity

    In a move to enhance transparency and efficiency in the sugar market, key players in the Philippine sugar industry have thrown their support behind the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) Sugar Order No. 6. This order, which was temporarily postponed due to concerns from the Federation of Philippine Industries, aims to closely monitor the importation of…

    Written by

    Mark Salazar

  • Philippines Assures No Rice Shortage Despite Food Security Emergency Plans

    The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Philippines has firmly stated that there is no shortage of rice in the country, despite plans to declare a food security emergency. This assurance was given by DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa during a news forum in Quezon City. He emphasized that the decision to declare an…

    Written by

    Juan Santos

  • President Marcos Jr. Endorses Food Security Emergency to Tackle High Rice Prices

    In a recent statement from Burauen, Leyte, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has thrown his weight behind the proposal to declare a food security emergency as a strategy to reduce the soaring prices of rice. He pointed out that despite the government’s efforts, the market dynamics are not functioning as they should, leading to persistent…

    Written by

    Gwendolyn DeGuzman