The Philippines is projected to remain the number one global rice importer—taking a record 3.8 million tons—in 2024. This limits rice production in the country and threatens food security ...

The world might have just witnessed the shortest global war on record – 12 days, from June 13, 2025 to June 25, 2025. World War I lasted four years, 1914-1918.

After her admonition against eating too much white rice sparked furor in social media, the head of the Senate committee on agriculture and food on Thursday sought to correct what she said was a ...

If a senator had her way, “unlimited” rice servings in restaurants should be banned and Filipinos should be swayed into switching to brown rice to help the country truly achieve self ...

If unlimited rice serving is banned, a customer order needs to pay extra P20 for one rice serving. Enriquez said the promo contributes huge factor in their profit since customers are looking for it.

A recent pronouncement by Sen. Cynthia A. Villar raising the possibility of banning unlimited-rice promos in various fast-food chains in the country led to a thunderstorm of criticism from ...

By Martie Rosales After all the furor thrown up against the unli-rice ban since last night, it looks like the idea’s a no-go after all, according to Sen. Cynthia Villar. This follows her stat… ...

To say Filipinos love their rice is an understatement. Following Senator Cynthia Villar’s concern on the over-consumption of rice and her desire to ban “unli rice” promotions, Filipinos took ...

This limits rice production in the country and threatens food security, gradually deteriorating the self-sufficiency of the national rice supply. Amidst these threatening economic and logistical ...