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.
Nagbigay ng magkakasalungat na pahayag ang mga opisyal ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) sa isang insidente na kinasangkutan ng mga miyembro ng Philippines Airlines (PAL) crew na nagdala ng hindi idineklarang mga produktong pang-agrikultura sa bansa.
In an initial statement, Bureau of Customs Spokesperson Arnaldo Dela Torre Jr. said the bureau would file charges against the concerned PAL employees, but backtracked days after senators slammed Customs officials for shaming the flight crew.