Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 7) — Officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday assured the public there is no nationwide rice shortage, but warned the poor will suffer from the lack of supply of affordable rice.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 7) — Officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday assured the public there is no nationwide rice shortage, but warned the poor will suffer from the lack of supply of affordable rice.
“Very low ang inventory sa NFA pero ang commercial at household mataas pa. Hindi kulang ang bigas, wala lang mabigay ang NFA sa poorest of the poor,” NFA Administrator Jason Aquino said in a media briefing.
[Translation: The inventory of NFA rice is very low, but we have high supplies in the commercial and household. There is no rice shortage, but we don’t have much to give to the poorest of the poor.]
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