A representative of the farming sector told the House Committee on Appropriations on Monday that they “can” and “want” to sell their products to the National Food Authority (NFA) at a lower price than what rice traders offer.
The post Farmers to gov’t: Help us, we’ll give rice appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol on Monday echoed President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that there is no shortage of rice and food in the Philippines.
The post DA chief echoes Duterte’s statement: No rice shortage in PH appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
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.
The post Rice with ‘bukbok’ safe to eat after fumigation? Solon finds NFA’s claim ‘irresponsible’ appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read more
Senator Richard Gordon said the National Food Authority (NFA) has many failures, following the declaration of a state of calamity in Zamboanga City due to a rice crisis.
The post Gordon on Zambo rice crisis: ‘NFA has many failures’ appeared first on Inquirer News.
Read moreSEN. 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 […]
The post Gatchalian wants ‘inefficient, unproductive’ NFA abolished appeared first on The Manila Times Online.
Read moreTHE peace and order council of Basilan has recommended the declaration of a state of calamity after the province was hit simultaneously with man-made and natural disasters. In a Facebook post, the provincial government said Governor Jim Hataman-Salliman, the peace and order council (PPOC) chairman, met with officials to discuss updates on the province’s security […]
The post Basilan mulls state of calamity amid bombing, rice shortage, ‘cocosilap’ infestation appeared first on The Manila Times Online.
Read more