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==NFA told to establish more buying stations== | |||
*Source: http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/2012/04/14/nfa-told-to-establish-more-buying-stations/ | |||
*Saturday, 14 April, 2012 | |||
:by Othel V. Campos | |||
A group of food security advocates on Friday urged the state-run National Food Authority to open more buying stations nationwide and lift the tedious documentary requirements in purchasing palay or unmilled rice from marginalized farmers. | |||
Task Force Food Sovereignty lead convenor Arze Glipo said they had received reports from farmers’ organizations in various parts of the country that local traders were manipulating market prices of freshly harvested palay. | |||
“In Irosin, Sorsogon, farmers told us that local traders are manipulating the market price of fresh palay. At the onset of harvest, farm gate price of fresh palay was pegged between P13 and P14 per kilogram. Now, it has declined to P11 per kilogram,” said Glipo. | |||
She said local traders had stopped buying palay from farmers after heavy rains battered the province of Sorsogon, pulling down the buying price to P11 per kilogram. | |||
“This is also happening in areas which experienced heavy rains in the past days. Local traders know that there is not enough time to dry the grains and farmers need the money badly, hence they are delaying procurement which reduced the price of fresh palay,” said Glipo. | |||
==Prelates happy with failure of North Korea rocket launch== | ==Prelates happy with failure of North Korea rocket launch== | ||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/04/13/prelates-happy-failure-north-korea-rocket-launch-216109 | *Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/04/13/prelates-happy-failure-north-korea-rocket-launch-216109 | ||
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With this, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) lifted the no-fly, sail and fish zones off Northern Luzon. | With this, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) lifted the no-fly, sail and fish zones off Northern Luzon. | ||
The rocket was launched before 7 a.m. Manila time but crashed into the Yellow Sea after about five minutes in flight. | The rocket was launched before 7 a.m. Manila time but crashed into the Yellow Sea after about five minutes in flight. | ||
==Awareness sought on whale shark interaction in Cebu== | ==Awareness sought on whale shark interaction in Cebu== | ||