NATIONAL Food Authority (NFA) administrator Arthur Juan on Friday tendered his resignation amid accusations of extortion by a Bulacan-based rice trader but it was rejected by Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization Francis Pangilinan.

“I was chosen for this job by a selection committee. And for delicadeza purposes, I’d like to already mention to the group that I have filed my courtesy resignation to the secretary,” Juan said during a press conference in Makati City.

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