MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senator Grace Poe has publicly called for the resignation of National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino after receiving news that buffer stocks for NFA rice have reached zero levels in the National Capital Region and others.
Nevermind that one of the reasons for the short supply of affordable government rice was the NFA Council’s (separate from NFA Administration) failure to approve Aquino’s recommendation months ago to import rice. The NFA Council is headed by Cabinet Secretary (and former rebel priest) Jun Evasco.
When told that the rice situation in the country has come about because of the law of supply and demand, Poe wasted no time in filing a new bill in the Senate.
Poe’s Senate Bill No. 0069 seeks to repeal the law of supply and demand.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – At the recent Senate hearing on the shortage of affordable NFA rice in the market, Senator Kiko Pangilinan repeatedly asked why NFA rice is nowhere to be found.
As a result of his own investigation, Pangilinan identified three possibilities that would provide the answer to his question:
1. The Office of Vice President Leni Robredo mass-purchased the NFA stocks to use in photo opportunities in connection with her ‘Angat Buhay’ pet project.
2. The Liberal Party bought all NFA rice stocks to hoard and release during the 2019 senatorial elections. The political practice is called vote buying.
3. Former President NoyNoy Aquino purchased the NFA rice to build a barricade around his 25 Times Street, Quezon City residence. Sacks of rice make for good protection against any form of fire power.
Pangilinan’s theories practically exonerate the NFA from criticism on the depletion of affordable rice stocks.
MANILA, Philipppines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday said those responsible for rice price fixing should be unmasked and be held accountable.
The Senate is currently conducting an investigation on the reported shortage of rice stocks of the National Food Authority.
“To hold accountable also the people who have to be accountable perhaps for the price fixing, o kung ano-ano pang ginawa na pampahirap sa ating consumers at ating magsasaka,” Poe said in her opening statement.
When told by the resource persons that the current price situation of rice in the country is due to the law of supply and demand, Poe said: “Then I move to abolish the law of supply and demand.”
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senator Grace Poe has publicly called for the resignation of National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino after receiving news that buffer stocks for NFA rice have reached zero levels in the National Capital Region and others.
MANILA, Philipppines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday said those responsible for rice price fixing should be unmasked and be held accountable.
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