SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel 3rd is "open" to proposals to abolish the National Food Authority (NFA) if the agency fails to fulfill its role in ensuring ample supply and affordable rice to consumers.

"If NFA really turns out to be an agency [that] cannot fulfill its role, then I am open to the idea of abolishing it," Pimentel said in a text message.

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