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Robredo: ‘Competent NFA leaders’ needed to solve rice crisis

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VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Monday recommended that for the government to resolve the ongoing rice crisis and other issues plaguing the National Food Authority (NFA), competent leaders are needed. “Ayusin ang NFA…magtalaga ng pinunong mahusay at mapagkakatiwalaan ng lahat (Fix the NFA…elect competent leaders whom the public can trust),” Robredo said in a […]

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Importation of rice to stabilize soaring prices too late, says House leader

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The government decision to allow the importation of an additional 132,000 metric tons (MT) of rice was laudable but came late, Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles said Thursday.

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NFA exec blames its council’s ‘bureaucracy’ in delay of rice importation

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NFA exec blames its council’s ‘bureaucracy’ in delay of rice importation

Officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) and NFA Council have blamed each other for the delay in the approval to import rice, which supposedly led to the shortage of government-subsidized staple in the country.

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Rice with ‘bukbok’ safe to eat after fumigation? Solon finds NFA’s claim ‘irresponsible’

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The chairperson of the House of Representatives committee on agriculture and food on Monday labeled as “irresponsible” the National Food Authority’s (NFA) claim that the sacks of rice infested with rice weevil (bukbok) are still safe for consumption after fumigation.

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Senators blame NFA for rice shortage, high prices

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Senators blame NFA for rice shortage, high prices

Senators turned their ire on the National Food Authority (NFA) after the rice shortage in Zamboanga City forced the local government to declare a state of calamity.

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Gatchalian wants ‘inefficient, unproductive’ NFA abolished

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SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian sought the abolition of the National Food Authority (NFA) to spare taxpayers from the burden of subsidizing the “inefficient and unproductive” operations of the embattled agency. The senator said that the NFA could no longer pursue some of its responsibilities, which contribute to insufficient rice supply, as well as high rice prices. He said […]

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