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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. recently met with regional managers and key officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) to ensure the rice sold under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s P20-per-kilo rice program meets high quality standards. Tiu Laurel, who also chairs the NFA Council, emphasized that this subsidized rice program presents an opportunity for […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora recently launched the sale of National Food Authority (NFA) rice at the San Juan City Hall. This initiative follows the declaration of a Food Security Emergency aimed at addressing the still high cost of rice. Tiu Laurel commended the San […]
Despite calls for the abolition of the National Food Authority (NFA) in light of surging rice prices, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Monday said the grains agency should be retained even if a rice tariffication measure is passed, as the NFA is necessary to ensure the continued sale of affordable […]
Senator Win Gatchalian slammed the “uncoordinated and impractical” move of the National Food Authority (NFA) to charge retailers ₱115,000 to be able to sell rice, as he called on the agency to scrap the exorbitant fee. “This is an ill-conceived move of the NFA. Akala ko ba ang gusto nila ay dumami ang magbenta ng […]
With the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently revealing that inflation has hit 6.4 percent this August, House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Wednesday urged members of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council and NFA management led by NFA Administrator Jason Aquino to “set aside their differences, end the finger-pointing, and […]