The National Food Authority (NFA) Council has approved the importation of 800,000 metric tons (MT) of rice this year to boost government buffer stocks and ease inflation.

In a telephone interview, NFA spokesman Rex Estoperez said the agency will conduct an open bidding on April 15 for the supply of Manila’s rice requirement.

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