When Typhoon “Pablo” struck, the illegally cut logs on the mountains of Baganga and Cateel towns in Davao Oriental province crashed into the bald mountain slope, floated on the swollen river, bulldozed houses on the riverbanks and rammed into bridges.
National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Angelito Banayo on Tuesday confirmed he was resigning his post to run for congressman of his home district in Agusan Del Norte.
Lashing out at “dubious farmers’ cooperatives” that have allowed themselves to be used by rice smugglers, National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Angelito Banayo has suggested that the government regain its monopoly in rice importation.
The worst flooding to hit Thailand that continues to keep thousands of hectares of rice fields in that country submerged is having a salutary effect on the price of the grain for local farmers, according to the National Food Authority (NFA).
