Long berated in our editorials for profligate and questionable spending, the National Food Authority (NFA) suddenly grabbed the headlines when President Benigno Aquino 3rd, in his first State of the Nation Address last week, condemned the previous administration’s practice of importing rice in excessive amounts, resulting in a glut of the staple.
• 48-hour response time to staple cereal requirements in calamity/emergency stricken areas.
• Restore or maintain within two weeks staple cereal supply and prices at levels immediately prior to a calamity or emergency.
Currency Rates
| As of July 30, 2010 | |
| US dollar | 45.8130 |
| European euro | 59.8959 |
| Canada dollar |
44.2125 |
| HK dollar |
5.8996 |
| Brunei dollar |
33.5037 |
| Switzerland franc |
43.9917 |
| Saudi Arabia rial |
12.2171 |
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BY RENE Q. BAS EDITOR IN CHIEF
Long berated in our editorials for profligate and questionable spending, the National Food Authority (NFA) suddenly grabbed the headlines when President Benigno Aquino 3rd, in his first State of the Nation Address last week, condemned the previous administration’s practice of importing rice in excessive amounts, resulting in a glut of the staple.
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BY SAMMY MARTIN REPORTER
THE founder of Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP), which is now being represented in the House of Representatives by congressman Mikey Arroyo revealed over the weekend that it was the presidential son who financed the campaign of their party-list.
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