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(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture said that the maximum buying price for palay this September in the top two producing regions in the country was actually higher than in the previous years. Agriculture Secreary William Dar, citing statistics on the farmgate prices of palay, said that the buying prices for dry palay (paddy rice) in the country’s top-producing areas reach P19 per kilo, which is at par with the maximum buying price set […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government thanked the government of South Korea for its recent donation of 950 metric tons of rice for the thousands of Filipino families adversely affected by natural disasters and calamities last year. The South Korean government recently donated 950 metric tons (MT) of rice to the Philippines, particularly for the thousands of Filipino families adversely affected by natural disasters and calamities last year. “On behalf of President Rodrigo Roa […]
(Eagle News) – Agriculture Secretary William Dar assured that there is enough rice in Metro Manila to meet the Philippine capital’s requirements amid the enhanced community quarantine in place due to the coronavirus crisis. Dar said that the National Food Authority (NFA) as of Friday, March 20, has already completed the prepositioning of rice stocks which are ready for delivery and disbursement in strategic areas in Metro Manila. The agriculture chief also assured that there […]
(Eagle News) – The government has increased the buying price for palay or unmilled rice to P19 per kilo from the previous P17 per kilo, according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar. This was decided upon by the National Food Authority (NFA) Council on Sept. 10. But the NFA, because of lack of funds, also decided to remove the P3.70 incentive given to farmers which covers the P3 buffer stocking fee, the 20 centavo delivery […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the National Food Authority (NFA) under the Department of Agriculture (DA) to buy all locally harvested palay (unhusked rice) to help Filipino farmers who are hit by the very low palay prices. “What the solution should be or will be for the Secretary of Agriculture to buy all,” the President said addressing the complaints of rice farmers about the plunging palay prices The prices of palay […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named a career official of the National Food Authority as a member of the NFA council and the new NFA administrator, replacing Jason Aquino who had been earlier relieved from office by the Office of the Ombudsman. The President signed the appointment papers of Judy Carol Dansal on June 11. She previously served as the NFA deputy administrator for marketing operations. Dansal’s appointment comes in the midst […]
(Eagle News) — What are the implications of the Rice Tariffication Act which was recently signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte? Will it address the so-called rice crisis in the country? In this epsiode of ASEAN in Focus Weekend Edition, former Director General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and former agriculture secretary, Dr. William Dar, analyzes the issue. Dar explains how the lifting of the quantitative restrictions […]
(Eagle News) — Sumugod sa House of Representatives ang mga miyembro ng mga magsasaka, rice retailers at mga empleyado ng National Food Authority (NFA). Tinututulan ng mga ito ang pag-apruba ng kamara sa Rice Tariffication Bill na umano’y papatay sa mga magsasaka at rice retailers. Anila, unti-unting mamatay ang local rice industry sa oras na maging batas ang Rice Tariffication Bill dahil babaha ng imported na bigas sa bansa. Ang Rice Tariffication Bill din anila […]
(Eagle News) — Tutol ang National Food Authority (NFA) sa Region 1 sa isinusulong na Rice Tarrification Bill na pumasa na sa Bicameral conference committee kamakailan. Ayon kay NFA Region 1 Director Jaime Hadlocon, hindi sila payag na mabawasan ang trabaho o responsibilidad ng kagawaran sa ilalim ng nasabing batas. Dapat aniyang malaman ng mga mambabatas na kailangang-kailangan ng mga magsasaka ang NFA para sa kanilang karapatan. “Ang ating mga mamamayang Filipino ay niloloko ang […]
(Eagle News) — Isinagawa na ng National Food Authority ang ceremonial launching ng Suggested Retail Price (SRP) para sa mga bigas sa Commonwealth Market, Quezon City. Ayon kay National Food Authority (NFA) spokesperson Gerry Imperial, lilibutin din nila ang mga malalaking pamilihan sa Metro Manila at isusunod naman nila ang iba’t-ibang mga rehiyon. Paliwanag ni Imperial, local at imported rice ang magiging general classification ng bigas sa mga pamilihan. Sa imported well-milled rice, Php 39.00 […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is mulling appointing a Chinese businessman at the helm of the National Food Authority. “I’m looking for a Chinese who’s been there in the business maybe 20 years,” he said. NFA administrator Jason Aquino has gone on leave. The President had said he would appoint General Rolando Bautista at the helm of the NFA, but changed his mind and said he would appoint him as Social Welfare Secretary instead. The NFA […]
Zamboanga City district collector, Customs Police district commander under preventive suspension (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an “immediate, thorough” investigation into the disappearance of over 23,000 sacks of smuggled rice. “He was visibly upset..Nagalit talaga si Presidente. It’s incredible. How can you lose sacks of rice?” Roque said in a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 4. According to Roque, based on a report from Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena, as of 10 a.m., Zamboanga […]
