Rice and Imperialism
At a risky crossroads

March 19, 2026

FEATURES

At the crossroads of national food security and imperialist interests, the government has consistently chosen the latter.

PH rice industry under liberalization

February 14, 2023

Enacted four years ago, the government promised that RA11203 or the Rice Liberalization Law would improve farmers’ productivity and food security. But rice import dependency and trade deficit worsened, while rice self-sufficiency and farm gate prices fell, to the detriment of Filipino farmers.

Rice tariffication harmed rice farmers

May 30, 2022

In 2020, rice farmers’ net income per hectare decreased by 30.7% in the dry season, by 37.5% in the wet season, and by 35% on the average as compared to figures in 2018. This translated to substantially lower profitability ratio for the farmers.