Sa isang pampublikong pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee noong Mayo 23, anim na beses na nagbago si Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban sa mga pahayag hinggil sa direktiba ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa unang bahagi ng taong ito na mag-angkat ng asukal.
Maaari bang mag-angkat ng bigas ang NFA para sa kanyang emergency buffer stock?
A news release from the Presidential Communications Office on April 13 said the National Food Authority (NFA) was proposing to import 330,000 metric tons of rice to cover a projected deficit in the country’s emergency buffer stock.
While Marcos is correct that well-milled rice can be bought at P25 per kilo, he stopped short of saying that this is available only at the Kadiwa stores managed by the National Food Authority.
Ipinakita sa pagbabantay sa presyo ng Department of Agriculture noong Marso 16 na ang bigas na ibinebenta sa mga pampublikong pamilihan sa Metro Manila ay umaabot pa rin sa P34-50 kada kilo para sa lokal na commercial rice at P37-50 para sa imported na bigas.
We sometimes joke that a person who has difficulty comprehending or lacks common sense is iodine-deficient.
Marcos appears to be much aware of the troubles in the agriculture sector, but his performance in the first seven months of his administration as DA secretary leaves much to be desired.
Sinabi ni Sen. Cynthia Villar, chair ng komite, na ang Republic Act No. 8172, na kilala bilang Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN), ay naging "balakid" sa pag-unlad ng industriya na gumawa ng 300,000 metric tons ng asin noong 1994, isang taon bago naging batas ang ASIN.
Sen. Cynthia Villar, who chairs the committee, said Republic Act No. 8172, known as the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN), has become a “deterrent” to the development of the industry that produced 300,000 metric tons of salt in 1994, a year before ASIN became law.
Sa pagpasok ng bagong taon, umabot sa P750 hanggang P800 kada kilo ang presyo ng sibuyas na dating nasa P60 lang. Tanong ng maraming Pinoy: Bakit nagkakaganito?
