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(Eagle News) — Resign. Senator Bam Aquino reiterated this to National Food Authority administrator Jason Aquino and other NFA officials, following the alleged rice crisis in Zamboanga that led to an increase in the prices of the staple food. “Mahiya naman sila (NFA) sa taumbayan at mag-resign na. Dahil sa kanilang kapalpakan, nalulunod ang mga pamilyang Pilipino sa taas ng presyo ng bigas,” the senator said in a statement on Thursday, Aug. 23. Aquino asked the […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The National Food Authority is under fire from some legislators following the alleged rice crisis in Zamboanga that saw a whopping increase in the prices of the staple food. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the NFA as a whole “has become a liability to the government,” noting the drop in its revenues “every year.” He said that from the P29.3 billion it earned in 2016, its earnings dropped to P17.93 […]
