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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 6) — The Philippines will import at least 295,000 metric tons (MT) of non-basmati white rice from India this December, as it seeks alternatives to traditional rice-exporting countries Thailand and Vietnam amid rising grain prices, the head of the National Food Authority (NFA) told lawmakers on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has lifted the six-month preventive suspension it imposed on 72 of 139 officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) in connection with the allegedly anomalous sale of the government’s rice buffer stock to favored private traders.
Sen. Imee Marcos is wary about proposals to allow the National Food Au- thority (NFA) to directly import rice and sell the food staple directly to public markets due to persistent allegations of overimportation, overpric- ing, smuggling, missing barge-loads of rice, kickbacks, favoritism and other types of questionable and corrupt practices against the agency through the years.
SEN. Imee Marcos expressed reservation over the proposal to expand the powers the National Food Authority (NFA) to include direct importation and retailing of rice.
MANILA, Philippines — The resolution of cases against 141 officials and employees of the National Food Authority must be hastened amid the six-month preventive suspension issued by the ombudsman for the alleged anomalous sale of NFA rice to some traders, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA)’s Internal Audit Service to look into the rice disposition by the National Food Authority (NFA) for the past five years amid the current rice sale controversy.
MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Thursday went to the National Food Authority main office in Quezon City to personally serve a subpoena that would compel the agency to submit several documents in connection with the alleged anomalous sale of P93.75 million worth of NFA rice to two traders.
MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority (NFA) has incurred losses of at least P112 million after the sale of 150,000 bags of rice at only P25 per kilo to some traders, according to a farmers’ group.
MANILA, Philippines — The House agriculture committee will conduct an investigation on Thursday into the alleged irregular sale of rice by officials of the National Food Authority (NFA), who are also currently being probed on allegations of corruption.