Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said Wednesday the National Food Authority (NFA) Council has appointed Piolito Santos, NFA assistant administrator for finance and administration, as officer-in-charge of the agency.
Rather pricey rice and pork in markets at the moment is seen improving in the immediate term as farmers harvest the grains and as more vaccines against the African swine fever (ASF) become more available, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Monday implemented the preventive suspension ordered by the Ombudsman against 139 officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) amidst the ongoing investigation into alleged disadvantageous sale of rice buffer stocks.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Friday pledged to help fast track the local hog industry's recovery from the ill-effects of the African swine fever (ASF).