The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday that the buffer stock of rice for the country is enough amid the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. DA spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa assured that the harvest season has started and the National Food Authority (NFA) continues to buy rice. This assurance comes despite alleged irregularities in the sale of NFA's buffer stocks, resulting in the suspension of over a hundred NFA officials and employees.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday that the buffer stock of rice for the country is enough amid the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. “Okay naman ang ating buffer stock at sa ngayon nga ay nag-start ang harvest season nitong March, April hanggang sa Mayo. Patuloy din ang pamimili ng NFA ,” said DA spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa in an interview on Unang Balita.(Our buffer stock is okay and right now, the harvest season has started this March, April, until May.
NFA also continues to buy rice.) De Mesa made the assurance despite the alleged irregularities in the sale of the National Food Authority's (NFA) buffer stocks to private traders which resulted in the suspension of more than a hundred NFA officials and employees.“Kahit ‘yung ating mga 97 na bodegero or warehouse supervisors ay napalitan na sila para masigurado ng NFA at ng Department of Agriculture na tuloy-tuloy ang operasyon ng pamimili kahit 141 ang nasusupende na opisyal at empleyado ng NFA,” he adde
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