ILIGAN CITY (October 3) – The Task Force on Rice Hoarding, composed of the National Food Authority (NFA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) raided Tuesday afternoon, three warehouses in Barangay Palao, here for allegedly hoarding thousands of sacks of rice. The first two warehouses, situated beside each other at the market area is owned […]
Rice hoarding
No rice shortage-Duterte
DAVAO CITY (September 13) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said, there is no rice shortage in the country. During his one-on-one interview with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, Duterte said there is no rice shortage but manifested-the presence of manipulation. Without citing specifics, Duterte quipped, “Yan nga ang sabi ko, ‘yung iba kino-control. […]