CEBU, Philippines — Despite the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) implementation of the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 for imported rice, some monitored markets in Central Visayas ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has capped imported rice at P58 per kilo in Metro Manila markets to help bring down prices. But what happens if this measure falls short?

The decision to set a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 per kilo for imported rice is not just alarmingly high—it is an affront to the intelligence of every Filipino consumer. This price, ...

Some rice vendors in the National Capital Region (NCR) are still selling imported rice higher than the set maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 per kilo by the Department of Agriculture that ...

Trump’s inauguration. The local unit closed at P58.49 per dollar on Tuesday, strengthening by three centavos from its P58.52 finish on Monday, Bankers Association of the Philippines data showed. The ...

The Philippine peso is currently trading at the P58:$1 level. It closed Wednesday, January 22, at P58.51:$1. It last hit its record-low of P59:$1 on December 19, 2024. READ: Is a strong peso net ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging retailers to comply with the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 for imported rice, which took effect on Monday, Jan. 20. On Tuesday, officials of ...

COMPLIANT. A worker restocks premium rice at a stall in Kamuning Market, Quezon City on Monday (Jan. 20, 2025). The Department of Agriculture said most markets in Metro Manila complied with the ...