MANILA, Philippines - State-run National Food Authority (NFA) has officially awarded import rights to six Southeast Asian bidders for the 250,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to boost the country’s dwindling buffer stock. NFA said it has issued notice of award to the four companies from Vietnam, one from Singapore and one from Thailand which submitted the lowest bids for the procurement of the 250,000 MT during the bidding conducted last July 25. “All the winning bidders were giv

President Rodrigo Duterte met with mining executives on Thursday night in Malacañang days after he threatened to “tax to death” the industry amid issues of illegal mining in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses mining executives during a meeting at Malacañang. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/KING RODRIGUEZ But Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Duterte assured the mining executives that they won’t have a problem as long as they follow mining rules in the c