Villar: NFA would still be mandated to sell affordable rice to the poor 7 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Vanne Elaine TerrazolaSenator Cynthia Villar on Friday maintained that National Food Authority (NFA) would still be mandated to sell affordable rice to the poor even with the enactment of the proposed rice tariffication law. The senator who had authored and sponsored the Senate’s version of the rice tariffication bill said the measure would not result in higher prices of rice. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol earlier said NFA will cease distributing P27-per-kilogram rice to the country’s markets when the rice tariffication law is enacted. Senators earlier allayed concerns that the rice tariffication bill will result in the rice price surge.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 21, 2018 08:26 UTC