Cong. Joet supports proposed NFA Act of 2018

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Last May 31, 2018, NFA Bataan Provincial Manager Adelaida C. Nuestro and her staff, Operations Officer Maribeth Magcaling, Acting Information Officer Coco Reyes and Operations Assistant Jinkee Landicho, met with Bataan Second District Representative, Congressman Jose Enrique Garcia III, to discuss and seek support for the proposed NFA Act of 2018.

The proposed NFA Act of 2018 aims to strengthen the National Food Authority, ensuring food security for Filipinos and improving the grains industry.

PM Nuestro presented the proposed bill, and the Congressman gladly expressed his willingness to sponsor the bill and enjoin other legislators to co-sponsor it. He stated that he will discuss the proposed NFA Act of 2018 to the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, Hon. Jose Panganiban Jr., for further review.

They also had a brief discussion concerning NFA rice situation.