Tag: rice crisis

BUY PALAY FROM LOCAL FARMERS BEFORE TYPHOON HITS – NOGRALES

Post author By Mario Sineneng
Post date September 10, 2018
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With Typhoon Mangkhut expected to bring heavy rains and winds as strong as 160 kph, House Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” on Monday called on the National Food Authority (NFA) to intensify rice procurement operations so that it could buy palay from farmers before the supertyphoon hits the country. “The NFA has not had […]

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AGRI PARTY-LIST LAUDS PIÑOL FOR EFFORTS TO CURB ZAMBO RICE CRISIS

Post author By Richard Sanchez
Post date August 31, 2018
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The AGRI Party-list has lauded Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol for committing to resolve the Zamboanga rice crisis amid a barrage of criticism from various sectors over the perceived failure by government to prevent an escalation of rice prices in the region. The National Food Authority (NFA) Council on Wednesday decided to import 132,000 metric tons […]

Tags AGRI PARTY-LIST, Department of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, NFA, rice crisis, Zamboanga