The Po family-controlled Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF), one of the leading food companies in the Philippines, is investing $40 million (P2.22 billion) to increase coconut water production capacity after bagging a fresh contract from The Vita Coco Company Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine...
(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...
In the Philippines, Holy Week is a time to reflect, get in touch with the Divine, and create meaningful moments with loved ones. Apart from the traditional Visita Iglesia and the Reading of the Passion, what brings families together during that time is food. As avoiding meat products is one of the...
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...
San Miguel Food and Beverage Inc. (SMFB), a unit of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation, reported a 10 percent growth in net income to P38.1 billion, the highest net income figure achieved by the Group since SMFB's consolidation in 2018. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
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...
Sen. Imee Marcos has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the National Food Authority's (NFA) "highly suspicious" P93.75-million sale of 75,000 bags of rice stock to two traders. In filing Senate Resolution No. 940, Marco expressed alarm that the NFA has "completely lost its way" amid a...
Sen. Cynthia Villar said on Friday, March 1 that the Senate will investigate allegations that the National Food Authority (NFA) sold thousands of tons of rice to certain traders at a price disadvantageous to the government. "Mag-iinvestigate kami dyan, kasi I have personal experience with regards...
Every 15th day of the first month of the Lunar Year, Taiwan becomes a true wonderland as towering lanterns and light displays lit up its night scene all thanks to the annual Taiwan Lantern Festival. Led by the Taiwanese Tourism Bureau, the first-ever edition of the festival happened in 1990 in...
