National Food Authority(NFA)

Hi! I would like to request information regarding:

1. Latest list of rice millers with their address and contact number in Batangas City

2. Latest list of rice buyers and palay buyers with their address and contact number in Batangas City

October 2, 2023

Dear Paolo Lavadia,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 26, 2023 01:15:44 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for The number of rice millers, rice buyers and palay buyers at Batangas City.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested. Since the implementation of RA 11203, the NFA no longer engage in licensing  of grains businessmen, thus it has no data on the information you are requesting. However, you may wish to contact the Department of Trade and Industry at dti.gov.ph, or resubmit your request addressed to the correct agency on the eFOI portal at foi.gov.ph.

For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Roderico R. Bioco at nfa.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
NFA Receiving Officer Central Office
FOI Officer