Malacañang Speaks on Order of Pres. Bongbong Marcos over Rice Imports in PH
BONGBONG MARCOS – The Chief Executive ordered the suspension of rice importation for 60 days starting September 1.
In the halfway of his term of as president, Marcos Jr. achieved his campaign promise of making P20 per kilo rice available for the Filipino people. It was initially sold in Visayas and in some areas in Luzon.
During the Marcos SONA 2025 held over a week ago in Batasang Pambansa, Pres. Bongbong Marcos stressed that the government was able to show to the Filipino people that the P20 per kilo rice is achievable without putting the Filipino farmers on the losing end.
The President also vowed that the affordable rice will be made available nationwide. He previously claimed that the government has found a way to make it sustainable and assured the public that the P20 per kilo rice is “here to stay”.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos even confidently told the public to watch him sustain the P20 per kilo rice in the Philippines. With rice being a staple food in the country, many Filipinos will surely benefit it if will be sold at a cheaper cost.
Recently, Malacañang announced the order of Pres. Bongbong Marcos over the rice importation in the Philippines. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the Palace announced that the Chief Executive ordered the suspension of the rice importation in the country for 60 days.
According to the Palace Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez, the decision of Pres. Bongbong Marcos aims to “to protect local farmers reeling from low palay prices during this current harvest season”.
The Filipino rice farmers claimed that the low costs of palay prices are allegedly due to rice imports. Based on the report, the government no longer caps the rice importation but imposes tariffs instead. The agriculture officials have previously proposed for the increasing of the rice tariff.
However, according to Malacañang’s PCO Secretary, Pres. Bongbong Marcos said it is not yet time to discuss the increase on tariff for imported rice. Based on the report, the Palace Official said the matter may be decided on in the future but for now we will stick to the current order of the President.
Prior to the government achieving the affordable rice for Filipinos, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte claimed that the P20 per kilo rice is doable but she refused to share her knowledge with Pres. Bongbong Marcos.