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Ombudsman dismisses NFA’s Jason Aquino over rice smuggling
The criminal complaints of graft against Aquino and Nicanor Faeldon move on to preliminary investigation at the Office of the Ombudsman
Duterte says army chief Rolando Bautista will be DSWD secretary
(UPDATED) But the President previously said he offered the post of National Food Authority administrator to Bautista
Roque slams Jason Aquino after Duterte's lower ratings
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says the rice issue, which is close to the gut, has made Filipinos forget all the other achievements of the Duterte administration
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'Rice tara-ffication?' Hontiveros bares Jason Aquino's corruption in NFA
Senator Risa Hontiveros says former NFA chief Jason Aquino is at the 'center' of the supposed 'massive' corruption
Replacing NFA's Jason Aquino not enough, say senators
'More needs to be done to arrest the rising prices of rice,' says Senator Francis Pangilinan
Duterte replacing NFA administrator Jason Aquino
The embattled NFA administrator asked to be relieved because he is 'tired,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
Reorganize NFA Council, include agriculture dept – Villarin
Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin says agencies like the Bureau of the Treasury and Department of Finance should be booted out of the National Food Authority Council
Robredo, LP want Piñol, NFA's Aquino fired over rice crisis
To help address inflation and the rice shortage, Liberal Party stalwarts call for the passage of the Bawas Presyo bill, which would suspend the excise tax on fuel under the TRAIN law
Duterte won't fire Piñol, NFA's Aquino over rice crisis
'Maybe the laws are weak or are unenforceable. All we have to do is to improve on those laws, not necessarily fire people,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
NFA chief faces graft complaint for misusing rice funds
(UPDATED) The National Food Authority denies there was diversion of funds, saying that the money of the agency is 'in good hands'
Senators want NFA chief Aquino fired over rice crisis
Senators Francis Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno Aquino IV call for a Senate investigation into the rice crisis in Zamboanga City, among others
Rice prices soar as Duterte marks 2nd year in office
Poor families suffer for almost half of the year, as they are left with no choice but to buy regular and well-milled rice
Duterte stripped Evasco of powers for being 'too short-sighted'
President Rodrigo Duterte also says the government will import even more rice as he does not believe the Philippines can ever be rice self-sufficient
[OPINION] The alarming depletion of NFA rice under Duterte’s watch
Now we’ve run out of subsidized rice – the first time this has happened since NFA’s creation in 1972, or in nearly 50 years
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Nothing anomalous in selling Eastern Visayas rice to Bulacan traders – NFA
The NFA rice stocks had to be sold quickly because they were 'aged stocks,' claims NFA spokesman Rex Estoperez
Jason Aquino won, consumers lost in NFA Council shake-up – Pangilinan
'Bakit 'yung may track record na malinis at nagpapaimbestiga ng mga iligal na gawain sa NFA ang tinanggal habang ang mga sangkot sa kurakot ang kinampihan?' asks Senator Francis Pangilinan, former National Food Authority Council chair
Evasco out as NFA Council chairman
(UPDATED) The removal of Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr from the National Food Authority Council is a 'loss in our fight against corruption in the importation and management of rice,' says Senator Bam Aquino
Duterte OKs gov't-to-gov't rice importation
National Food Authority chief Jason Aquino has pushed for government-to-government importation but Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr and the NFA Council have fiercely opposed it
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NFA's Aquino diverted E. Visayas rice to Bulacan rice traders – memo to Duterte
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr pens a confidential memo to President Rodrigo Duterte laying out NFA anomalies under Jason Aquino's watch
House minority leader urges NFA chief Jason Aquino to resign
'Ano pa ang hinihintay mo, 'di ba? Halatang-halata naman ngayon na kumikita ngayon ‘yung mga importer saka ‘yung mga hoarder ng bigas,' House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez tells National Food Authority chief Jason Aquino
Duterte defends NFA chief Jason Aquino: ‘I trust him’
'Ignore the [NFA] Council which is mandated by law, go ahead and make the importations,' President Rodrigo Duterte tells National Food Authority chief Jason Aquino
Lawmakers slam Duterte's plan to abolish NFA Council
Abolishing the National Food Authority Council 'turns a blind eye to allegations of corruption and condones incompetence and mismanagement by the [NFA] administrator,' says Senator Francis Pangilinan
Duterte wants NFA placed under Office of the President
The President wants all rice importation matters to be handled by Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat
NFA rice shortage: Whose fault is it?
The National Food Authority Council, says its spokesman, wonders why the NFA distributed a lot of its rice stocks to retailers during the harvest season
Tug-of-war between Evasco, NFA's Aquino continues
Jason Aquino scores a win with Duterte's recent order for immediate rice importation but the President still leaves it up to an Evasco-led council to decide on the critical details. Rappler draws up a timeline of the clash between the two.
TIMELINE: Clashes between Evasco and NFA's Aquino
Rappler traces important events marking conflict between the NFA Council, led by Cabinet Secretary Evasco, and NFA chief Jason Aquino, and how President Duterte has mediated between the two
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On Duterte's orders, NFA Council speeds up rice procurement
The National Food Authority Council targets the arrival of fresh rice stocks by mid-May
Duterte doesn't want NFA chief Jason Aquino speaking on rice supply
The decision comes after Cabinet members agreed Jason Aquino made a misleading claim that there was a rice shortage, causing prices to increase
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Senators, NFA Council blame Jason Aquino for NFA rice price hike
Senators and the inter-agency National Food Authority Council say NFA Chief Jason Aquino caused panic among traders and consumers alike
Filipino farmers urged to sell their palay to NFA
'We are appealing to the farmers to help us also. It is not only the task of NFA to ensure food security of the nation, it is the task of everybody,' says National Food Authority Administrator Jason Aquino
Malacañang on NFA rice shortage: More stocks on the way
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says the National Food Authority Council has not approved the importation of 250,000 metric tons of rice because about 325,000 metric tons will arrive 'within the month'
No importation approval yet amid NFA rice shortage
National Food Authority Administrator Jason Aquino says their total inventory of about 1.2 million bags will last for only 35 days
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Lacson also files complaint vs NFA's Jason Aquino over rice smuggling
Aquino, who reportedly has close ties to Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, is a former Customs official whom the Bureau warned against in 2016
Lacson files graft, economic sabotage complaint vs Faeldon
Senator Panfilo Lacson says former customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon should face life imprisonment for alleged 'large-scale' smuggling of rice
NFA assures public: No fake rice in PH
Tests conducted by the Food Development Center on alleged fake rice samples have yielded negative results
Did Evasco compel Jason Aquino to toe the line?
Will President Duterte changing his mind about rice importation mean he ll apologize for mistakenly firing Palace undersecretary Halmen Valdez?
NFA Council: 250k MT rice to be imported via private traders
UPDATED The Council also introduces changes to the government to private importation scheme to guard against corruption
#AnimatED: Change is coming? Duterte recycles the old
By naming soldiers to civilian posts Philippine presidents think they are able to tame and temper a politicized military
After Evasco, Go meeting, will NFA issue be resolved soon?
Two of the President s most trusted men have a talk and make a show of friendship Does this mean the rice importation issue will be resolved soon?
Who is NFA chief Jason Aquino and why is he controversial?
The Bureau of Customs published in 2015 a notice to warn the public against transacting with retired army major Jason Aquino, one of a few dozen employees earlier accused in the media of colluding with smugglers
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Think tank to Duterte: Allow rice importation, end NFA monopoly
Neither allowing the National Food Authority to solely import rice nor stopping all rice imports is good for the Filipino consumer or the Filipino rice farmer says an economic policy think tank
'Poor card' used on Duterte to muddle rice importation issue
It s the moral obligation of those people surrounding the President to give him the right information at the right time says dismissed Palace undersecretary Halmen Valdez
Duterte orders NFA to prioritize buying rice from PH farmers
President Rodrigo Duterte tells NFA Administrator Jason Aquino who is pushing for government to government rice importation to buy from local farmers instead
