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Agri chief seeks price cap on imported rice

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 11:00 AM

Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said Wednesday he would suggest the imposition of a price cap on rice to the Department of Trade and Industry. Read more »

Agri chief in favor of increasing NFA buying power

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 10:22 AM

Agriculture chief Manny Piñol said Wednesday he is in favor of increasing the buying power of the National Food Authority (NFA) to boost the buffer stocks of state-subsidized grain. Read more »

NFA nagbenta ng 10 milyong kilo ng bigas bago nagkaroon ng 'shortage'

Henry Omaga Diaz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 09:26 PM

Kabilang sa mga ibinenta umano ng NFA sa rice traders ay ang libo-libong sako ng NFA rice na ikinalakal sa mas murang halaga.  Read more »

P38-P39/kilong commercial rice, darating sa ilang pamilihan sa NCR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 05:49 PM

Inaasahang darating sa ilang pamilihan sa Kamaynilaan ang commercial rice na nagkakahalaga ng P38-39 kada kilo, sa Lunes, Abril 16. Read more »

Commercial rice, nais patawan ng suggested retail price

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 11:50 PM

Sa isang palengke sa Quezon City, wala nang ibinebentang NFA rice at nagsitaasan pa ang presyo ng commercial rice. Kaya naman hinihimok ng isang grupo na lagyan ng SRP ang commercial rice. Read more »

Mandato, pinuno ng NFA, pinababago sa gitna ng isyu sa rice supply

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 10:10 PM

Pinagbibitiw sa puwesto ng ilang senador ang pinuno ng NFA dahil sa naiulat na pagbaba ng buffer stock ng bigas sa bansa. Itinutulak din na repasuhin at baguhin ang mismong mandato ng NFA. Read more »

NFA, kinuwestiyon sa kakulangan ng bigas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 10:44 PM

Nasabon si National Food Authority administrator Jason Aquino ng mga senador sa pagdinig ng Senado nitong Martes kaugnay sa estado ng operasyon ng ahensiya, at suplay ng NFA rice sa bansa. Read more »

Suplay ng bigas, sapat sa unang 3 buwan ng 2018: PhilRice

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 11:50 AM

Ipinaliwanag ng PhilRice kung bakit naga-angkat ng bigas ang Pilipinas sa kabila ng may ani naman mula sa mga lokal na magsasaka. Read more »

NFA sa Palawan, wala nang buffer stock ng bigas

Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 05:38 PM

Itinigil na ng National Food Authority (NFA) Palawan ang pagsu-supply ng bigas sa mga outlet sa lalawigan.   Read more »

Kulang na supply ng NFA rice, ramdam na rin sa Marikina, Rizal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 09:26 AM

Wala nang mabibiling bigas ng National Food Authority (NFA) sa ilang pamilihang bayan sa Marikina at Rizal.  Read more »

'Supply ng NFA rice, pinakamababa na sa 10 taon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 10:49 PM

Ngayon lamang umano nangyari na bumaba nang ganito ang imbak na NFA rice.  Read more »

'Supply ng bigas ng NFA, kulang na'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 10:03 PM

Paliwanag ng NFA, kulang kasi ang nabiling bigas noong nakaraang taon. Samantala, kinumpirma ng presidente ng Association of Rice Retailers na tumaas na ang presyo ng commercial rice. Read more »

Philippines cuts Q2 rice output forecast

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 03:27 PM

The country's palay or unmilled rice output from April to June is now forecast to hit 4.10 million tons, down slightly from the April forecast of 4.13 million tons, the Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA) said in a report on Tuesday. Read more »

Alamin: Paano malalaman kung tunay ang nabiling bigas?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 11:56 AM

Kumalat kamakailan sa social media ang balitang mayroong ibinebentang pekeng bigas o bigas na gawa sa plastic. Pinabulaanan naman ito ng National Food Authority, at naglabas ng ilang palatandaan upang malaman kung tunay nga at natural ang nabiling bigas. Read more »

Pinoy film lauded in Dhaka festival

Danielle Rebollos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 07:06 PM

A project by an Isabela filmmaker took home a major award in an international festival last week.  Read more »

20 chat operators ng cybersex hub sa Bulacan, arestado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 12:09 PM

Arestado ang 20 chat operators sa isang cybersex hub sa Sapang Palay, Bulacan Huwebes. Read more »

Farm damage due to El Nino hits P8 billion, gov't says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 03:16 PM

Farm damage from the El Nino dry spell has reached P8 billion, lower than government estimates, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said Thursday. Read more »

Dry spell affects palay production in Region 12

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 09:36 AM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has reported a 4.9 percent drop in palay production in Region 12 due to the dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon. Read more »

2 NFA officials axed over rotten palay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 12:08 AM

Two top regional officials of the The National Food Authority (NFA) have been relieved from their positions for their alleged involvement in the procurement of storm-damaged palay. Read more »

'Lando' leaves nearly P6-B damage to crops, livestock

Updated as of Oct 21 01:53 PM

Nearly P6-billion worth of crops and livestock have been damaged by now Typhoon Lando of which, palay was the worst-hit. Read more »