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President Marcos eyes tobacco industry model for palay ‘floor price’

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that government, through the Department of Agriculture, is looking at imposing a floor price for palay to ensure farmers profitability and sustain their intention to plant and produce more rice.

Palay prices continued decline in April

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Palay prices declined further in April as the harvest season reached its peak and global rice prices remained lower compared to last year.

Philippine agriculture expands 1.9% in 1Q

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Philippine agriculture started the economy on a stronger footing in the first quarter, growing 1.9 percent, with better weather conditions and intensified government interventions helping the sector recover from a full-year contraction in 2024.

Palay output in 1Q up 0.3%, sets new yield record

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Palay production in the first quarter of the year rose by 0.3 percent, reaching 4.7 million metric tons, with yields setting a new record high.

Palay production likely up Q1, corn output may slide—PSA

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Palay production in the first quarter of 2025 is expected to reach 4.72 million metric tons, with higher yields offsetting a decrease in rice planting area, according to the latest estimate of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). 
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Court orders arrest of VP Duterte

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A Quezon City Regional Trial Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte over three counts of grave threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Lisa Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the Department of Justice said Friday. The DOJ said the warrant means the court found probable cause against Duterte. Bail was set at P120,000 for each count. Duterte earlier asked the court to defer or recall the warrant. The case stemmed from public threats the VP issued against the 3. The grave threat is also among the charges in the impeachment complaint versus the Vpz

Mynt secures SEC approval for P92.32-billion IPO, first to benefit from eased public float rules

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light to Mynt Inc., operator of leading digital payments platform GCash, for its initial public offering (IPO) valued at up to P92.32 billion.

Cool-down in August inflation offers brief respite, not policy pivot – analyst 

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The slight cooling of headline inflation to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July provides a welcome breathing room, but it remains far from a signal for the central bank to ease its stance. Lower meat and vegetable prices helped pull down overall food inflation, though the decline was largely muted by accelerating rice costs and expensive transport amid persistent global oil strength. According to Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) lead economist Emilio S. Neri, Jr., this temporary easing is unlikely to alter the trajectory of monetary policy. He says that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely stay on a tightening path, potentially raising the policy rate by 25 basis points in each of its final two meetings this year to hit 5.50 percent.

SEMPHIL expansion draws 30 Korean suppliers

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Samsung Electro-Mechanics Philippines Corp.’s (SEMPHIL) P50.7-billion expansion is starting to draw interest from its Korean supply chain, with about 30 Tier 1 suppliers of parent Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (SEMCO) expected to come to the Philippines in October to assess potential local investments.

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