With the recent rice price hikes, Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday said he wants to file charges against National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino and not just to reappoint him to another position or “recycle” him as a government official.
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Liberal Party (LP) senators on Tuesday denounced President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest public address, saying it should focus on solving the country’s problems such as the hike in prices of basic commodities and the rice crisis.
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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque insisted that the government is not using the issues hounding Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to divert the public’s attention from the rice shortage in some areas in Mindanao and the ever increasing prices of commodities.
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Read moreVICE 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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