Customs to auction off 120 vans of imported rice

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/25/2014

  The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will auction 120 container vans of rice on the second week of December. Kenneth Sesante, chief of staff of the BOC Port of Cebu, said the 120 container vans were part…

2 Cebuano brokers charged with illegal rice importation

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/03/2014

Five customs brokers, including two Cebuanos, are facing smuggling cases filed by the Bureau of Customs before the Department of Justice yesterday morning for their alleged involvement in the unlawful importation of over 12.8 million kilograms rice.…

Vietnam rice boosts NFA stocks

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/24/2014

There’s enough supply of rice in Central and Eastern Visayas, an official of the National Food Authority (NFA) said last Friday. Lucy Rosales, NFA-7 spokesperson, gave this assurance after two vessels carrying rice from Vietnam arrived at…

NFA workers stabbed dead

Chito O. Aragon 08/10/2014

A worker of the National Food Authority (NFA) was stabbed dead by his neighbor in barangay Pardo Cebu City last Friday night. Dennis Arcete, 38, was walking in an alley when he was repeatedly stabbed allegedly by…

NBI probing two firms for rice hoarding

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/23/2014

THE National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI 7) is investigating two companies in Cebu for allegedly hoarding several sacks of rice. “Hoarding means stockpiling sacks of rice or cutting the supply of rice so prices…

Traders pass NFA rice burden to consumers

Carine M. Asutilla 07/01/2014

Consumers are complaining that they are being forced to buy the expensive variety of NFA rice, before they can buy the cheaper NFA variety. This was done by some retailers of Bigasan ng Bayan outlets in Metro…

NFA sees no rice shortage ahead in Central Visayas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/19/2014

The National Food Authority (NFA) regional office said there won’t be a rice shortage even if the region’s rice production areas were affected by supertyphoon Yolanda. NFA lawyer Danilo Bonabon said Central Visayas consumes 35,000 sacks of…

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