Written by Michelle V Ramo, Philippine Daily Inquirer   The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued the necessary guidelines to implement the new and stricter Agri-Agra law amid protests from the country’s banking sector. The law’s amended version, Republic Act No. 10000, calls for stricter implementation of the provisions of the law that is meant to boost the country’s agriculture sector by requiring banks to lend more. The law essentially […]

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Waste not, want not, goes the old saying. On that premise, two administration lawmakers on Tuesday vowed to file a measure that would address the P8.4-billion worth of rice that Filipinos waste every year. On that premise, two administration lawmakers on Tuesday vowed to file a measure that would address the P8.4-billion worth of rice that Filipinos waste every year. Once enacted, the bill would require restaurants and similar establishments to serve rice in one-half cup portions, instead of one cup each serving. Citing the International Rice Research Institute, Mendoza said Filipinos waste rice worth at least P23 million every day, or about P8.4 billion a year.