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All rice retailers in Bicol comply with price cap

The Department of Agriculture (DA)-5 (Bicol) has recorded a 100-percent compliance rate to Executive Order (EO) 39 among rice retailers in the Bicol region. EO 39 issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Aug. 31 mandates a price cap of PHP41 per…

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DEMAND FOR LOCAL WHITE RICE IN KELANTAN UP 50 PCT

The demand for local white rice in Kelantan has increased by almost 50 per cent following the increase in the price of imported rice since last week.Kelantan State Farmers Organisation (PPN) board chairman Datuk Aimi Jusoh said the spike in demand was …

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Stock market, peso end weaker amid lower GDP outlook

Local shares declined for the fourth straight trading day Wednesday while the peso moved sideways after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) lowered its 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) outlook for the country. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) …

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Vietnam promotes fruit export to Italy

Vietnam holds huge potential to bolster exports of its tropical fruits to Italy, heard a meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung and President of Italy fruit association (Fruitimprese) Marco Salvi and its Director General Pietro …

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