Kiko, Bam: Progress won’t happen without affordable rice

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Kiko, Bam: Progress won’t happen without affordable rice

The Philippines needs affordable food, especially rice, for it to become prosperous, former senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Bam Aquino said Tuesday.

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The National Food Authority (NFA) has assured the quality of rice stored in its warehouses amid the onset of summer. In Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said that they have a system in place every month where rice is subjected to laboratory testing to maintain supply and quality while in the warehouse. He said that rice is immediately subjected to “fumigation” or a disinfection process when pest infestation is detected to …

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The National Food Authority (NFA) has called on local governments to expedite the clearance of rice stocks to free up space in their warehouses. Photo from Department of Agriculture In a press release by the Department of Agriculture (DA), NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said this is important so that they can buy more rice from local farmers as the harvest season approaches and avoid being taken advantage of by price-gouging traders. He said th…