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(Eagle News) — Isabela rice millers have already delivered at least 14,000 sacks of commercial rice in Metro Manila, according to an official of the National Food Authority (NFA). NFA Cagayan Valley Regional Director Mario Gonzales said that the sacks of commercial rice from the Isabela Rice Millers Association were already brought to the NFA warehouses. Gonzales said the move was made to ensure the supply of affordable rice in Metro Manila until the arrival […]
(Eagle News) — Umaasa ang mga opisyal ng National Food Authority (NFA) na hindi na mauulit ang nangyaring pagkaubos ng supply ng NFA rice ngayong nasa ilalim na sila ng Department of Agriculture. Ayon kay NFA Spokesperson Rex Estoperez, kabisado na ni Agricuture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ang pasikot-sikot ng NFA dahil dati na ito sa ahensya. Marami rin aniya sa mga opisyal ng DA ang may kaalaman sa operasyon ng NFA kaya mas mapapabilis ang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iimbestigahan ng National Food Authority (NFA) ang napaulat na umano’y ibinebentang mabahong bigas sa merkado. Nasabay kase ang nasabing isyu sa distribusyon ng bigas, nitong Martes, Abril 17 mula sa Nueva Ecija na nagkakahalaga ng 39 pesos kada kilo bilang pansamantalang pamalit sa NFA rice. Ayon kay NFA Spokesperson Rex Estoperez, bagaman hindi galing sa NFA ang nasabing bulok na bigas ay titignan pa rin nila ito para matiyak […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela ang isang mambabatas kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na maglabas ng Executive Order na nag-aatas na i-donate ang nasabat na smuggled rice at payagan na ibenta ito sa mas mababang presyo, Ayon kay Agri Rep. Orestes Salon, dahil nasa mababang lebel na ang suplay ng murang bigas ng NFA ay maaaring maglabas ng kautusan ang Pangulo na payagan ang ahensya na ibenta ang nasabat na bigas sa mas mababang presyo. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinagbibitiw na ng minority bloc sa Kamara si National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino. Ito ay matapos maalarma ang mga kongresista sa pahayag ng ahensya na pang-isang araw na lang ang stock ng NFA rice. Ayon kay House Minority leader Danilo Suarez, nakaka-alarma na ang sitwasyon dahil posible itong samantalahin ng mga tiwaling rice traders. “Wala na, hindi na pinatatagal yung ganyang kapalpakan. Voluntarily he should not wait anymore […]
(Eagle News)–For Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, the National Food Authority Council is no longer needed. In a radio interview on Sunday, Alvarez said there was, after all, an NFA administrator who could oversee the country’s rice situation. “Pag ginawa niya ng maayos trabaho niya, siguro naman walang problema,” he said. Alvarez made the pronouncement after Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the NFA Council abolished in a meeting with rice traders on […]
(Eagle News) — Rice traders have pledged to give at least 700,000 sacks of rice to the government to replenish the stocks of the National Food Authority (NFA) which they will sell in Metro Manila at P39 per kilo. This was confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque who also announced President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to place the NFA under the Office of the President. The rice traders promised to deliver 100,000 sacks of rice […]
(Eagle News)– “Ignore” the National Food Authority Council and push through with rice importation. This was the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to NFA administrator Jason Aquino, who has been at loggerheads with the policymaking body of the NFA over how to import the rice. The President said in a speech on Thursday, April 6, that he gave such a directive to assuage the public’s fears of a rice shortage. The NFA has said there […]
Duterte also asked traders to bring down price of rice sold in market, source says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the abolition of the National Food Authority Council. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said in a radio interview on Friday that the President gave the order in a meeting with rice traders on Thursday. According to Piñol, the NFA and other agencies that have to do with agriculture will be transferred to the […]
There’s still so much rice, though, Evasco says (Eagle News)– The National Food Authority has less than a day’s worth of rice buffer stock, but NFA Council Chair Jun Evasco said there was no need to panic. While the buffer stock equivalent to 200,000 bags was only good for 0.35 of a day, the NFA Council chair said the country still had more than enough rice. The government requires a 15-day buffer stock at any […]
Palace says overall rice supply in country was “more than sufficient, with plenty to spare” (Eagle News) — Senators on Tuesday called for the resignation of National Food Authority administrator Jason Aquino following reports the National Food Authority no longer had buffer rice stocks. In a statement, Senator Grace Poe said NFA Administrator Aquino “should be replaced by somebody who has the capability and track record to efficiently run the agency.” “This is the first time […]
https://youtu.be/OTpTGHuMY9I QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte gave the green-light signal to the proposal of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council to import 250,000 metric tons of rice. According to Jonas Soriano, Deputy Executive Director of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, the move is to increase the current NFA rice inventory or buffer stock. “Even with the sufficient supply of rice for the entire country to date, the NFA management is […]
