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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 […]