PBBM supports Ombudsman’s decision to suspend 139 NFA officials involved in alleged improper rice sale

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00:00 No less than the president himself approved the decision of the ombudsman to preventively suspend NFA officials and employees

00:07 Allegedly involved in the illegal sale of NFA rights to traders with the lower house beginning its probe on the matter

00:14 More personalities may actually be unmasked and more potentially anomalous deals might be discovered

00:20 Especially with how lawmakers intend to conduct the investigation in the coming days

00:25 Why clays El Pardillo reveals in this story?

00:29 President

00:31 49r. Marcus jr. Stands behind the ombudsman's decision to suspend over 100 officials of the National Food Authority

00:39 Who are allegedly involved in irregular sales of fries?

00:44 Among those reprimanded by the ombudsman are suspended NFA administrator

00:50 Roderico Bioco and NFA assistant administrator for operations John Hermano

00:55 so we have taken the safe measure of

00:58 suspending all of those who have been shown to may have been involved in any of these

01:08 wrongdoings such as the anomalous sale, but also the

01:12 Cavalier way in which the procedures that have been set out in the rules have been ignored

01:22 Several congressmen expressed their outrage toward officials of the National Food Authority

01:26 Who were implicated in the alleged illegal sale of fries to selected traders and dealers?

01:33 So smarmy or sip the January I know November

01:37 December

01:39 Eco tongue eco on the house leadership

01:42 I got up the more on because they'll have a town a gugoto not

01:46 Pocama. I'll know my big us the more us the young Mabo says I sent a man from Palacay on big us the gun on why didn't you?

01:52 Just sell it back in the new year even in tunnel and even a guy's in a BN a go BN a go BN a meron

01:59 I mean big us need to my cat along why?

02:01 During the House Committee on Agriculture and food hearing on the NFA's alleged irregular sale of staple grain

02:08 It was revealed that the NFA had approved the sale of thousand sacks of fries to select businessmen

02:16 Meanwhile the Department of Social Welfare and developments request to the NFA for

02:21 100,000 sacks of fries for distribution of food bags to calamity victims was rejected

02:28 Consequently that DSWD was forced to procure more expensive price of fries from the private sector last year

02:36 Purchase rice from outside sources. However, the the price is a stark difference. So from

02:44 950

02:46 2250 per sacks of rice

02:49 According to be a call that DSWD was given the best quality of fries and now old stock that they had during that time

02:58 So this WD and other agencies very discriminating sila

03:02 So we offered the best quality sakani Lana available and usually these are fresh stocks

03:08 I request has made September the disposal aging

03:13 December Oh

03:15 But when you make spleen and the NFA explained stored rice undergoes disposal from their warehouse

03:21 Three months after milling to prevent spoilage and ensure its suitability for human consumption

03:28 However, despite this protocol it came to light during the hearing that the rice sold was in good condition

03:35 following laboratory analysis

03:38 Approximately

03:41 50,000 sacks of fries were sold to traders under Bocas

03:45 Administration this transaction did not receive approval from the NFA Council and bypassed public bidding

03:52 Allegedly resulting in the government losing over 100 million pesos

03:58 Reports have it the rice was purchased from farmers at a ranging price from 19 to 23 pesos per kilo of paddy

04:07 After factoring in milling and warehousing expenses, it was sold to traders and millers at 25 pesos per kilo

04:14 Despite its supposed market value of 40 pesos per kilo

04:18 I'm a galoo gina government at 150,000 bugs is already at

04:24 107 point 25 million pesos top of show Miller as reported to us

04:31 Abenta Shannon 50 easily keep it a young private trader at ninety four point seventy five million

04:39 The most among comida, pero

04:42 But I'm feeling it on a Calo Giana. My not in government at the one of the biggest number a

04:47 CB event are in Toma Lamont and fifty two pesos according to the NFA as many as eight million sacks of fries were

04:55 Reportedly sold to millers in previous years

04:58 Following the implementation of the rice liberalization law. The NFA's role has been limited to rice buffer stocking

05:05 Stripping it of the authority to sell directly to consumers

05:09 Consequently selling to millers and traders became a routine practice for the agency to prevent rice spoilage and

05:17 Generate funds for procuring palai from farmers and paying personnel salaries, which was criticized during the inquiry

05:26 But under the law you have only

05:29 five options to do that

05:32 Number one is public auction

05:35 Number two is sale through negotiation number three sparter

05:39 number four is transferred to other government agencies and

05:43 number five destruction or

05:46 Condemnation the Department of Agriculture is poised to undertake a thorough review of the NFA's transactions in past years

05:56 Despite the preventive suspension imposed on more than a hundred personnel of the NFA

06:02 The Senate will continue its inquiry on the highly suspicious sale of rice buffer stock

06:08 Kalei Zalpardilia for the new and better Republic

06:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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