# House urged: Support rice tariffication amendments | Philstar.com

> Philippine Agriculture Secretary Tiu Laurel urged House lawmakers to amend the Rice Tariffication Law, arguing it stripped the NFA of its ability to regulate supply and stabilize prices. He said cheap imports drove palay farmgate prices down to as low as P8 per kilo. He noted prices began recovering after the announced import suspension.

- Date: 2025-08-21 · published 2025-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11822-house-urged-support-rice-tariffication-amendments-philstar-com
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Possible changes to the tariffication law could eventually reshape Philippine import policy and rice demand, though the outcome is uncertain in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-06-11 | [ASOG backs Philippine rice import tariffication, hosts round table discussion for farmer and labor groups](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64598-asog-backs-philippine-rice-import-tariffication-hosts-round-table-discussion.md) | +10.6% | +8.7% |
| RICE | 2020-12-30 | [DGFT notifies Amendment in Export Policy of Basmati & Non-Basmati Rice Read Notification](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49607-dgft-notifies-amendment-in-export-policy-of-basmati-and-non-basmati-rice-read.md) | +1.8% | +9.7% |
| RICE | 2024-12-27 | [Issuance of amendment in Export Policy of Non-Basmati Rice by DGFT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26930-issuance-of-amendment-in-export-policy-of-non-basmati-rice-by-dgft.md) | -0.5% | +4.0% |
| RICE | 2021-07-01 | [Reg. Certificate of Inspection from EIA/EIC for export of Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46027-reg-certificate-of-inspection-from-eia-eic-for-export-of-rice.md) | -5.2% | +3.8% |
| RICE | 2018-09-14 | [Rice, wheat producing countries should be concerned about India's domestic support policy: US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62997-rice-wheat-producing-countries-should-be-concerned-about-india-s-domestic.md) | -7.4% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- philstar.com: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/08/22/2467181/house-urged-support-rice-tariffication-amendments

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