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(Eagle News) – Some 250,000 metric tons of rice imported by the National Food Authority (NFA) have already arrived in the country which pushed the prices of commercial rice lower. Some of the rice prices became lower – at P36 and P38. “The Department of Agriculture, commercial rice is now at P36-P38 as a result of the arrival of the 250,000 metric tons of NFA rice from Subic,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a […]
(Eagle News) — Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco Jr. is “no longer part of” the National Food Authority Council. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement on Tuesday, April 17. According to Roque, this was after President Rodrigo Duterte himself decided that the NFA would be “under the (Department of Agriculture) anew.” Apart from the NFA, the Philippine Coconut Authority and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority are back under the DA, Roque said. He added the […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — The National Food Authority Council will not be abolished. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the clarification on Friday, hours after Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol said President Rodrigo Duterte himself had ordered the abolition of the unit led by Secretary Jun Evasco. According to Roque, “It’s NFA that will be transferred to the (Office of the President) with the Council.” In a radio interview, Pinol said the directive to abolish was given by President […]
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 […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The supply of rice for the country is still sufficient. This is according to Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Special Concerns Atty. Ranibai Dilangalen despite reports on the alleged shortage of buffer stock of the National Food Authority (NFA). In an interview with Net 25’s Radyo ng Agila, Dilangalen clarified that the shortage of the NFA is on the buffer stocks, but that the overall rice sufficiency was more […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to meet rice traders on Thursday. National Food Authority Council Chair Jun Evasco made the revelation during a press conference in Malacanang, where he also called out the NFA management for allegedly creating an “artificial shortage” with their statements about zero buffer NFA stocks. “The reaction to the statement(s) would eventually make traders withdraw the rice to speculate on the higher price of rice at the expense of […]
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 […]
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 […]
