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                    [Title] => Probe sought as Nueva Ecija farmers’ deaths linked to low palay prices
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The Department of Agriculture has denied claims that three Nueva Ecija farmers took their own lives due to low palay prices but has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the matter.

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                    [Title] => Probe sought as Nueva Ecija farmers’ deaths linked to low palay prices
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The Department of Agriculture has denied claims that three Nueva Ecija farmers took their own lives due to low palay prices but has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the matter.

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[DatePublished] => 2025-01-23 16:09:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/01/23/rice-warehouse_2025-01-23_16-11-10657_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2414645 [Title] => DA backs resolution calling for food security emergency to lower rice prices [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said that the approved resolution calling for a food security emergency on rice is a “critical move” to ensure rice prices become affordable. 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[DatePublished] => 2024-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1375272 [AuthorName] => Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/12/09/25_2024-12-09_18-40-35133_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2405829 [Title] => NFA surpasses palay procurement target in Bulacan [Summary] => The office of the National Food Authority in Bulacan has surpassed its palay procurement target for this year. [DatePublished] => 2024-12-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1665007 [AuthorName] => Ramon Efren Lazaro [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/12/07/4_2024-12-07_22-41-46343_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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