(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee expects retail prices of rice to drop by as much as P20 per kilo if and when the proposed amendments to Republic Act (RA) No. 11023 or the Rice Tariffication Law...
Nueva Ecija 1st district Rep. Mikaela Angela Suansing (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Even an author of the 2019 Rice Tarrification Law (RTL) in the House of Representatives has admitted the need to amend the controversial statute, if only...
Senator Cynthia Villar (Senate PRIB) Amending Republic Act (RA) No.11203 or the Rice Tarrification Law (RTL) will help poor Filipinos get access to cheaper rice. Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre and Deputy Majority...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Rice retailing at around P30 per kilo by June. House Speaker Martin Romualdez announced this target on Tuesday afternoon, April 30 as he highlighted solons' effort to amend Republic Act (RA)...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to review the Rice Tarrification Law (RTL) in order to reinstate the National Food...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) recently announced price adjustment for palay to boost farmer competitiveness. Agriculture Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa said on Thursday, April 11, that the new buying price will range from P23 to...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. has underscored the need for tougher congressional oversight of the multi-billion peso Rice Buffer Stocking Program of the government. This, after the alleged...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has accused the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Commission on Audit (COA) of being "in cahoots" with each other on the issue of...
Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from Rep. Salceda's office, BBM Media Bureau) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has given new hope for President Marcos' campaign promise of P20 per kilo...
President Marcos said the involvement of National Food Authority (NFA) officials in the alleged anomalous sale of NFA rice calls for an examination of NFA measures that may have been ignored and ultimately led to the controversy. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will begin its motu proprio investigation on the alleged improper disposition of National Food Authority (NFA) rice stocks on...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (PPAB) House Deputy Majority Leader for Communications Rep. Erwin Tulfo has proposed a "restructure" of the National Food Authority (NFA), instead of an abolition. “Hindi naman buwagin, but rather restructure. As a...