Abner Francisco The National Food Authority (NFA) admitted they have around 6 million bags of rice in their warehouses that are at risk of rotting if not immediately sold to the public. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson told Brigada News FM Manila that these rice supplies are stocked in their warehouses nationwide with ages ranging from […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. called on lawmakers to restore the powers of the National Food Authority (NFA) to intervene in the rice market and stabilize prices. In a testimony before the “Murang Pagkain Super Committee” of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, spearheaded by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, Secretary Tiu Laurel emphasized […]
PNA MANILA – The retail prices of rice are expected to decline by as much as PHP5 to PHP7 at the onset of 2025 with the anticipated signing of amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., a lawmaker said on Thursday. Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. said […]
Reducing the price of rice to P20 per kilo was one of the campaign promises Marcos made during the 2022 presidential race FILE PHOTO: A worker carries on his head a sack of rice inside a government rice warehouse National Food Authority in Quezon city, Metro Manila in Philippines, August 9, 2018. Picture taken August […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star Workers unload sacks of rice from a delivery truck along Dagupan Street in Tondo, Manila on January 22, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the restoration of its powers to register, monitor and visit rice warehouses and retailers to boost its surveillance […]
