“Lalong tataas ang presyo ng bigas ngayong ubos na ang stock ng NFA
Rice. Napipilitan nang magbawas ng kanin ang mga karaniwang Pilipino, at
posibleng isang beses kada araw na lang ang paghain nila ng kanin para sa
pamilya,” Sen. Bam said in reaction to reports that the NFA’s rice reserve is
completely gone.
“Hinahayaan lang ng NFA na lumaki ang problema na dulot ng kanilang
kapalpakan. Dapat lang na palitan na ang NFA administrator at magtakda ng
bagong pinuno na may kakayahang solusyunan ito,” added Sen. Bam.
During a Senate hearing on the NFA rice problem, NFA
administrator Jason Aquino admitted that the agency has failed to comply with
the 15-day buffer stock policy for almost one year. This inefficiency resulted
in the increase in prices of rice, forcing Filipino families to spend more for
their staple food.
“Ang 35 pesos per kilo ng bigas noon, 45 pesos na ngayon. Limandaang
piso ang dagdag nito sa gastusin ng pamilyang Pilipino kada buwan kung isang
kilong bigas ang kanilang nakokonsumo bawat araw. Nangyari ito dahil sa
kapabayaan ng NFA sa kanilang tungkulin,” said Sen. Bam.
Earlier, Sen. Bam called on the NFA and the NFA Council to iron out
their differences and address the lack of supply of NFA Rice in the market so
as to spare the public from high prices of rice in the market.
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