MANILA — How are farmers and fisherfolks, the country’s poorest sectors reeling from the effects of rising inflation? On Oct. 13, farmers and their families engaged in a ‘Hunger Games-like’ contest for survival to illustrate how the poor live each day amid the rising prices of basic necessities. They held games like Duter-Darts, NFA Sack…
“The problem with the current NFA is that it is remiss on its mandate to ensure food security.”
The NFA released a memorandum requiring its officials and employees to divulge their personal background, work history, location of residence, organizational affiliations, sketch of location of residences, places of residences since birth, foreign countries visited, among others.
“We are taking this opportunity to barrage the government with protests for the whole week until March 8 to expose his (Aquino) accountability for the worsening state of women.” – Gabriela
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas says Malacañang should make public the report made by NFA administrator Lito Banayo about massive overpricing of rice during Arroyo’s regime.
PRESS RELEASE January 14, 2011 The national center of government employees COURAGE, whose member includes the National Food Authority Employees’ Association (NFAEA), said the people were robbed not just once or twice but even thrice on the reported overpriced importation of rice by the NFA during the past 3 years. In a statement, COURAGE National…
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas criticized the National Food Authority for increasing rice prices at a time when the poor could hardly cope with the crisis. The KMP said that the NFA’s move to limit access to the P18.25 per kilo rice is nothing more than a price hike. BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com Volume…
As the price of commercial rice grains increase three times a week, people endure lining up for NFA rice under the scorching sun just to buy their daily supply of the Filipinos’ staple food. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19,2008 Tricia, a 23-yrear-old mother of three, lined-up to buy rice at…
“This is another situation of the administration being more concerned about impressing creditors than addressing the deteriorating welfare of the country’s poorest,” said Sonny Africa, head of research of IBON Foundation. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 10, April 13-19, 2008 The government’s obsession with balancing the budget to satisfy its creditors…
The root of the problem that led to the rice crisis, rural backwardness, cannot be solved by sporadic solutions and releases of funds. It would necessitate a reversal of the economic programs and priorities of the government. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No.9, April 6-12, 2008 Supposedly, if the Arroyo government is to…