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The National Food Authority (NFA) said Sunday it was prepared for the impending declaration of a food security emergency on rice. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson confirmed that some local government ...

However, Lacson also reiterated his call for the Philippines and its allies to maintain a “balance of power” in the West Philippine Sea to deter aggressive actions from China.

MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Panfilo Lacson had a sense of déjà vu from the latest brouhaha over the blank appropriations in the congressional bicameral report on the enacted 2025 ...