Rice Tariffication and

Liberalization Law
Republic Act No. 112031
 Republic Act No. 112031

The law amends RA No. 8178 or the

An act liberalizing the importation, Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996
exportation and trading of rice, and replaces the quantitative
lifting for the purpose the restrictions (QR) on rice imports
quantitative import restriction on with tariffs and repeal certain
rice, and for other purposes provisions of Presidential Decree
No. 4, as amended
 Highlights of RA No. 11203

In- and out-quota imports A Rice Competitiveness

The Minimum Access
from countries of the Enhancement Fund will be
Volume (MAV) will revert
Association of Southeast created consisting of an
to its 2012 level of
Asian Nations (ASEAN) will annual P10 billion ($192.3
350,000 tons from
be levied a uniform 35 million) appropriation
805,200 tons.
percent duty. through the next six years.

The role of the National To implement provisions

Food Authority (NFA) role of this RA, Implementing
is confined to buffer- Rules and Regulations
stocks management. (IRRs) will be followed.
Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund
PHP 10
BILLION
 PHP 5 BILLION PHP 3 BILLION
FARM MACHINERIES INBRED SEEDS
PHP 1 BILLION PHP 1 BILLION
CREDIT CAPABILITY BUILDING
 Highlights of RA 11203
• Section 13 - RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (RCEF)
– There is hereby created a Rice Competitiveness Enhancement
Fund, herein referred to as the ‘Rice Fund. The Rice Fund shall
consist of an annual appropriation of Ten billion pesos
(P10,000,000,000.00) for the next six (6) years;
– The amount allocated shall be released directly to the
implementing agencies as provided for in this Act based on the
objectives and plans of the rice industry roadmap;
– The Rice Fund (i) shall not be subject to any ceiling by the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM); (ii) shall not
revert to the General Fund and (iii) shall continue to be used for
the purpose for which it was set aside;
 Highlights of RA 11203
• Section 13 - RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (RCEF)
– Any program undertaken shall only be deemed complementary
and supplementary to and shall not be a replacement of any
existing programs for rice and rice farmers already implemented
by the Department of Agriculture and other agencies concerned;
– the Rice Fund shall be allocated and disbursed to rice producing
areas, as follows:
a. Rice Farm Machineries and Equipment – 50% of the Rice Fund
shall be released to and implemented by PhilMech as grant in kind
to eligible farmer associations, registered rice cooperatives and
LGUs, in the form of rice farm equipment, such as tillers, tractors,
seeders, threshers, rice planters, harvesters, irrigation pumps,
small solar irrigation, reapers, driers,rice mills and the like, for
purposes of improving farm mechanization;
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• Section 13 - RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (RCEF)
– the Rice Fund shall be allocated and disbursed to rice producing
areas, as follows:…
b. Rice Seed Development, Propagation and Promotion – 30% of the
Rice Fund shall be released to and implemented by PhilRice and
shall be used for the development, propagation and promotion of
inbred rice seeds to rice farmers and the organizations of rice
farmers into seed growers associations and/or cooperatives
engaged in seed production and trade.
c. Expanded Rice Credit Assistance – Ten percent (10%) of the Rice
Fund shall be made available in the form of credit facility with
minimal interest rates and with minimum collateral requirements
to rice farmers and cooperatives, to be managed equally by the
Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Development Bank of
the Philippines (DBP); and
 Highlights of RA 11203
• Section 13 - RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (RCEF)
– the Rice Fund shall be allocated and disbursed to rice producing
areas, as follows:…
d. Rice Extension Services – 10% of the Rice Fund shall be made
available for the extension services provided by PhilMech,
PhilRice and ATI and Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) for teaching skills on rice crop production,
modern rice farming techniques, seed production, farm
mechanization, and knowledge/technology transfer through farm
schools nationwide as follows: 70% to TESDA, 10% each to ATI,
PhilRice and PhilMech.
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• Section 13 - RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (RCEF)
– The Secretary of Agriculture shall be accountable and responsible
for the Rice Fund in coordination with other government agencies
concerned;
– Provided that the percentage allocation will be reviewed on the
3rd year of the effectivity of this Act for possible revisions should
intervention change;
– At the end of the sixth (6th) year, a mandatory review shall be
conducted by the COCAFM to determine whether the Rice Fund
and its use as provided for under this Act shall be continued,
amended, or terminated. Increase or decrease in farmers’
incomes as a primary benchmark in determining the effectiveness
of the interventions under the program and its possible extension.
 Highlights of RA 11203
• Section 13 - RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (RCEF)
– Provided furthermore that if the annual tariff revenues from rice
importation exceeds 10B in any given year within 6-year period
following the effectivity of this act, the excess tariff revenues shall
be earmarked by Congress and included in the General
Appropriations Act (GAA) of the following year:
a) Rice Farmer Financial Assistance
b) Titling of Agricultural Rice Lands
c) Expanded Crop Insurance Program on Rice
d) Crop Diversification Program
 Highlights of RA 11203
A. Rice Farmer Financial Assistance – A portion of the excess rice tariff revenues shall
be released to the DA and shall be used for providing direct financial assistance to
rice farmers who are farming two (2) hectares and below regardless of whether
they continue farming rice or not as compensation for the projected reduction or
loss of farm income arising from the tariffication of the quantitative import
restrictions on rice;
B. Titling of Agricultural Rice Lands – A portion of the excess rice tariff revenues shall
be released to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Land Registration Authority
(LRA), and shall be used for the subdivision and titling of agricultural rice lands or
parts thereof awarded to farmer-beneficiaries under the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and other similar programs of the government;
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C. Expanded Crop Insurance Program on Rice – A portion of the excess
tariff revenues shall be released to the Philippine Crop Insurance
Corporation (PCIC) and shall be used for the provision of crop
insurance to qualified rice farmer-beneficiaries under its existing
agricultural insurance programs; and
D. Crop Diversification Program – A portion of the excess tariff
revenues shall be released to the DA and shall be used for productivity-
enhancement programs for rice farmers seeking to diversify
production towards other crops.
 Highlights of RA 11203
• Section 14– Beneficiaries of the Rice Fund
– The beneficiaries of the rice fund shall be those farmers and
farmworkers and their dependents listed listed in the Registry
System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) and rice
cooperatives and associations accredited by DA.
– The DA, in consultation with farmers’ cooperatives and
organizations and LGUs, shall validate and update the masterlist
of eligible beneficiaries to ensure those listed are legitimate
farmers, farmworkers and rice cooperatives and associations.
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