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THE House of Representatives on Monday began its plenary debate on a bill amending the Rice Tariffication Law to include sufficient safeguards in restoring the power of the National Food Authority to stabilize rice prices and regulate the supply of the staple food.
Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, had expressed opposition to reinstating the NFA’s authority to import and sell rice, citing concerns about corruption and questioning the agency’s commitment to safeguarding the welfare of rice farmers and consumers.While acknowledging Villar’s concerns, Enverga stressed the necessity of entrusting the NFA with its technical expertise and the critical function of price stabilization.
“Regarding importation, I think they mentioned that their concern was always importation. And as I’ve mentioned, importation would be the last resort so we put in stringent safeguard measures here and we know for a fact that the NFA Council is very powerful here wherein they could also stipulate their own safeguard measures,” Enverga said.
The substitute measure—House Bill No. 10381—not only restores the NFA’s price stabilization and supply regulation functions, but also authorizes the agency to require registration of all grain warehouses, conduct inspections to ensure compliance with rice quality and supply standards, and mandates the maintenance of sufficient buffer stock requirements sourced from local farmers’ organizations and cooperatives.
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