Tag: National Food Authority

Palace spokesperson advises NFA Administrator, officials to resign if they cannot serve the public

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is advising the administrator of the National Food Authority (NFA) Jason Aquino and other officials to resign and consider going back to the private sector if they cannot serve the interests of the public. “Nand’yan po tayo para manilbihan sa taumbayan at kung nahihirapan po tayong manilbihan, siguro po pupuwede nang ikonsidera ang isang karera sa pribadong sektor,” Presidential Spokesperson  Roque said. During the Senate […]

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Coalition opposes proposed dismantling of NFA; proposes revision of agency functions instead

(Eagle News)– A coalition of industry groups is opposing the proposed dismantling of the National Food Authority despite its alleged failure to stabilize the prices of rice in the market. In a joint statement, the National Farmer Federation, Katipunan ng Bagong Pilipina, Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Samahan sa Kanayunan, Pangisda, Amma-K, Makabayan, Aktib,  Pambansang Katipunan ng Makabayang Magbubukid, Integrated Rural Development Foundation and the Pambansang Kaisahan ng Magbubukid sa Pilipinas said those who make the proposal “under a […]

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Piñol: No rice shortage

(Eagle News) — There is no rice shortage in the country. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol made the pronouncement on Thursday following reports quoting the National Food Authority as saying it was running low on the staple food. In a radio interview, Piñol said the country has an “oversupply” of rice, with 3 million metric tons expected after the first quarter. He said the figure was arrived at by subtracting the 2.8 million metric tons which Filipinos were […]

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NFA nilinaw na walang pekeng bigas sa Eastern Samar

(Eagle News) — Pinabulaanan ng National Food Authority (NFA) sa Region 8 ang alegasyon na mayroong mga pekeng bigas sa Eastern Samar. Kasunod ito ng reklamo ng isang restaurant owner matapos diumano itong makabili ng saku-sakong pekeng bigas. Ayon kay  NFA-Region 8 director Bobby Trabajo, matapos matanggap ang naturang reklamo ay agad nag-imbestiga ang kanilang tanggapan. Batay sa kanilang imbestigasyon, ay negatibo na mayroong pekeng bigas. Posible umano na nag-panic lang ang mga tao lalo […]

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No rice shortage – NFA

QUEZON City, Philippines – National Food Authority spokesperson Marietta Ablaza assured the public that there was no shortage in the supply of rice in the country. She said household and commercial rice stock was higher this year compared to last year. The NFA is also exerting efforts to replenish its buffer stocks before the coming of the lean months.

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President Duterte says no “ruckus” in Cabinet; Reiterates he doesn’t like corrupt people in government

(Eagle News Service) — What infighting? President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday allayed fears there was infighting in his Cabinet. “No, there is (none)…There is no infighting, no ruckus there, no trouble there,” Duterte said in a press briefing prior to his departure to the Middle East. The President made the statement following reports of a rift among members of his Cabinet, namely Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez and Environment Secretary Gina Lopez. Lopez had accused Dominguez of “usurping” […]

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NFA tiniyak ang suplay ng bigas sa mga buwang mahina ang ani

MANILa, Philippines — Tiniyak ng National Food Authority na sapat ang supply ng bigas para sa mga buwang mahina ang ani. Batay sa kanilang imbentaryo ay sapat na ang stock mula June 15 para sa tatlumpu’t dalawang (32) araw simula hulyo hanggang Setyembre. Naka-ukol na ang stocks sa buong bansa lalo na sa madalas na tamaan ng kalamidad. Inatasan din ng d-f-a ang kanilang field offices na i-accredit ang karag-dagang rice outlets at i-monitor ang […]

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Goverment doing its best in addressing impact of El Niño, says Palace official

MANILA, Philippines — Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Sunday said that the government is doing its best to address the impact of drought through its inter-agency El Niño Task Force. The El Niño Task Force is headed by Socio-economic Planning Secretary and National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Emmanuel Esguerra. Coloma said the Roadmap Against the Impact of El Nino (RAIN) being implemented by the task force has ensured sufficient food supply and […]

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May sapat na suplay ng bigas sa North Cotabato – DA

KIDAPAWAN, North Cotabato (Eagle News) –Nilinaw ni Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala na walang kakulangan ng suplay ng bigas sa North Cotabato . Ito ang iginiit ni Alcala sa kabila ng nararanasang El Niño sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng bansa. Sa datos ng National Food Authority sa Region 12, sapat umano ang supply ng bigas sa lalawigan partikular sa Kidapawan City kung saan naganap ang marahas na dispersal sa mga magsasakang humihingi lamang ng rice subsidy sa kanilang […]

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Mga kawani at opisyal ng NFA humirit ng 16 libong national minimum wage

Nagpahayag ng pagka dismaya sa gobyerno ang maraming kawani at opisyales ng National Food Authority (NFA) na nagsagawa ng pagtitipon-tipon sa NFA Gulayon, Dipolog City, kahapon. Sa naturang pagtitipon na pinangunahan ni National Officer of NFA and Employees Association, Max Torda, nanawagan sa gobyerno ni President Aquino ang mga kawani at opisyales ng NFa na nagmula pa sa Region 1 hanggang Caraga Region at Zamboanga peninsula na gawing makatarungan at pantay-pantay ang pag-omento sa sahod.

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NFA assures enough rice in typhoon-damaged Northern Samar

National Food Authority (NFA) has assured the residents of typhoon-damaged Northern Samar that there is enough rice. National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Renan B. Dalisay inspected on Wednesday ground zero of Typhoon Nona in Catarman, Northern Samar after receiving initial reports Tuesday, December 15, that two of the agency’s warehouses in the area were damaged by Typhoon Nona. Around 31,000 bags of rice amounting to P38 million stored in NFA warehouses in Bobon and Rawis […]

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NFA will import rice during 1st half of 2016

According to the National Food Authority, it will import 900 metric tons of rice in the first half of 2016 from Vietnam and Thailand. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/y65MIWFVTf4

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