LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – The Sangguniang
Panlalawigan of Albay shelved the Memorandum of Agreement between the
Provincial Government of Albay and the National Food Authority for Rice
Procurement during emergencies by saying its exorbitant.
Board Member Jessap Salceda- chairman Committee on
Agriculture said the one hundred pesos (P100.00) add-on for every sack of NFA rice is unreasonably high and will hurt
the budget of the province.
In their explanatory note, the Provincial Government
of Albay said that that the one hunded pesos additional to the P1,200 pesos peg price of NFA rice will be
utilized for bodega rentals and baggage
fee for loading and unloading from NFA
warehouse to the point of destination. (NM Mar de la Cruz -DZGB News)
