THE National Food Authority (NFA) was criticized on Monday for using the country’s rice shortage to justify additional importation of rice into the country this year, a move that could be “beneficial” to the official of the NFA and not the public.

This was revealed by activist-lawyer Argee Guevarra, following reports that the NFA is set to import additional 100,000 metric tons of rice this year to beef up its buffer stock and address high rice costs arising from a supposed rice shortage allegedly orchestrated by rice cartels.

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