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The Philippines has decided to extend for three more years its quantitative restriction (QR) for rice, a measure that can benefit local farmers, accor..
In the News
THE chairman of the House committee on agriculture and food has filed a bill seeking for a tariff scheme for rice after the lapse of the waiver on the..
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I am pleased to share an economic brief my colleague, Christine Tang and I wrote for GlobalSource Partners (globalsourcepartners.com) a month ago.The ..
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At the end of the day, things boil down to economics. And how a country addresses issues related to economics is a measurement of the boiling point. O..
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The recent controversy about rice importation is not about how much should be imported — in fact, there is no impending rice shortage—but ..
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The evaluation of the impact of agricultural insurance program of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation on coconut farmers in Region IV-A (CALABAR..
Discussion Papers
NEDA chief disagrees with Piñol — Pernia favors private sector importation of rice to curb inflation
Economic managers are pushing for rice importation by the private sector to temper rising prices of the Filipino staple food. “The stand of the ..
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Slapping an import tariff of 35 percent on rice imports alongside reforms in the agency mandated to stabilize both the supply and prices of the Filipi..
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IT all started with a despot. In 1972 former strongman Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Presidential Decree (PD) 4, creating the National Grains Autho..
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The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) started implementing the Agriculture Insurance Program (AIP) of the Philippines in 1981. Since then, ..
Discussion Papers
THE PHILIPPINES’ temporary use of quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice was intended to avert a dampening of rice prices, but the threat of the..
In the News
Revenues from the proposed imposition of a 35 percent tariff on rice imports upon expiration of the quantitative restriction (QR) – seen to reac..
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This 2017, the Philippines' quantitative restriction (QR) on rice, which allows the government to limit the volume of rice that could be imported each..
Policy Notes
State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is pushing to slap a 35-percent tariff on rice while providing subsidies to f..
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This final issue of the Development Research News (DRN) in 2016 highlights social protection measures like the government's Agricultural Insurance Pro..
Development Research News
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