A TOP official of the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI)-7) has confirmed that they are going around the region to investigate possible rice hoarding. NBI-7 Acting Regional Director Dominador D. Cimafranca said they started the investigation last week, which primarily covers warehouses of rice traders and distributors in Cebu province as well as those of the National Food Authority (NFA). “I cannot say (yet if it is positive that there is rice hoarding in Cebu) the inspection is ongoing,” Mr. Cimafranca said on Wednesday. The probe, he added, was ordered by the NBI central office. The Freeman sought comments from the NFA-7 and its organization of legitimate distributors, but none responded. — The Freeman

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