National Food Authority(NFA)

Good Day Ms. Dabon! Your request is currently being processed however, we would like to request for an extension because the data on NFA rice imports are being collated on a per province basis. As to private importation, we are also trying to cull your requested data. As to corn imports, we do not have the requested data. According to the Department of Agriculture, they can request it from PAFMI. Relative to this, kindly send your request to e-FOI portal of DA so they can request the said data to PAFMI. Thank you for your kind understanding. FOI Decision Maker NFA-Region 7

January 31, 2019 Dear maria gracia dabon, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Dec 09, 2018 06:15:45 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Trade Statistics for Rice and Corn in Central Visayas. Response to Request This pertains to the above subject matter, which we requested for an extension because the data will still be sourced from concerned provinces. As of todate, we could only provide you with the rice imports under the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) by the private sector from the period 2013-2017 (the attached file contains only data for the rice imports of the private sector). Based on the available records from our Marketing Department showed that the rice unloaded in Cebu by the private sector were only from the above stated period. Most of the rice imported by the private sector were mostly unloaded at the Port of Manila. As to the rice imported by NFA that were unloaded and distributed in the Central Visayas are still being consolidated. Given the current workload of our office in Region 7, they are trying to finish the consolidation of the said data the soonest possible time. We will try to send you the consolidated data the soonest by tomorrow. February 1, 2019. Again, our apologies and we ask for your understanding. 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 our NFA OIC Administrator Tomas Escarez, SRA Bldg. North Ave. Diliman, Q.C. 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 Region 7 FOI Decision Maker