NFA rice not yet unloaded

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/18/2018

The National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) is expecting to unload the 10,000 metric tons or 200,000 bags of Vietnam-imported rice from the first vessel that arrived in Cebu not later than Wednesday. Olma Marie Bayno,…

NFA rice to be available in Cebu, CV markets, gov’t offices in July

Rosalie Abatayo 06/18/2018

The National Food Authority (NFA) will be unloading the 10,000 metric tons or 200,000 bags of Vietnam-imported rice from the first vessel that arrived in Cebu yesterday, June 17. Olma Bayno, NFA information Officer, said the vessel…

New supplies of NFA rice set to arrive in Cebu, other parts of CV next week

Futch Anthony V. Inso 05/31/2018

The price of commercial rice is expected to stabilize in the month of June as new supplies of NFA rice is expected to arrive next week, said Olma Bayno, information officer of NFA-7. She said that around…

Alvarez: No more need for NFA council

Inquirer.net 04/08/2018

SPEAKER Pantaleon Alvarez on Sunday backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to abolish the National Food Authority (NFA) Council amid the reported shortage of low-priced rice in the country. Interviewed over radio dzMM, Alvarez said there is no…

NFA and the rice crisis

Editorial 03/19/2018

National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino’s admission that they sold rice to traders during a recent Senate agriculture committee hearing raised serious doubts on the agency’s leadership and the viability of its existence amid the recurrent…

Villar blasts NFA for inefficiency in managing PH rice stocks

Inquirer.net 03/15/2018

SENATOR Cynthia Villar on Thursday grilled officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) for allegedly selling rice to traders and not being proactive in buying rice from local farmers despite the dwindling supply of government-subsidized rice in…

Magpale hits uncooperative NFA officials, cancels inquiry

Nestle L. Semilla 03/13/2018

NFA RICE SHORTAGE The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) will no longer investigate the shortage of National Food Authority (NFA) rice in the province. Cebu Vice Governor Agnes Magpale admitted at being disappointed with the outcome of their…

Magpale incensed by delay of rice importation by NFA

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 03/12/2018

The public will have to wait for another five more months before the 250,000 metric tons (MT) or five million bags of imported rice will be ready for distribution, an official of the National Food Authority (NFA)-7…

DOH-7 chief assures: NFA rice in market fit for consumption

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 03/10/2018

Despite the complaints of some retailers about the poor quality of the latest supply of National Food Authority (NFA) rice, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) assured that the rice is still fit for consumption.…

PB wants NFA officials to explain rice shortage

Morexette B. Erram 03/07/2018

OFFICIALS from the National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) will be invited to attend the Provincial Board’s session this Monday, March 12, to shed light on the shortage of government-subsidized rice in Cebu. Cebu Vice Gov.…

NFA resumes sale of rice in major markets

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 03/05/2018

AT least 100 bags of NFA rice were released to two “Bigasan sa Palengke” (BSP) outlets, NFA-7’s major market, yesterday morning, as the agency resumed the selling of NFA rice. There are 11 major markets, or BSP…

NFA-7 started limited release of rice today

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 03/05/2018

At least 100 bags of National Food Authority (NFA) rice were released to two Bigasan sa Palengke (BPS) markets in T. Padilla, Cebu City on Monday morning. The release comes after the assurance of NFA in Central…

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