National Food Authority (NFA) Council approved the importation of 250,000 metric tons of rice to arrive in June, or after the harvest season, to increase the government’s buffer stock in case of calamity or other emergencies. Standby authority to import 250,000 metric tons is approved and considering the timing of the harvest season, the importation should arrive after the said harvest season, first week of June. To ensure the importation is “transparent, the NFA Council chose the method of government-to-private importation or open tender based on the same terms of reference in the 2017 government-to-private (G2P) procurement.