DA, tiniyak ang sapat na supply ng bigas sa unang anim na buwan ng 2024
DA, tiniyak ang sapat na supply ng bigas sa unang anim na buwan ng 2024;
MWSS, nanawagan sa publiko na magtipid sa paggamit ng tubig sa harap ng banta ng El Niño
MWSS, nanawagan sa publiko na magtipid sa paggamit ng tubig sa harap ng banta ng El Niño
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00:00 The target of MWSS and water concessionaires is to add 375 million liters of water to Metro Manila and the province this year.
00:11 The National Irrigation Administration is focusing on water supply, especially in areas where irrigation is not available.
00:19 Clay Sol Fardilla is in the center of the news live.
00:23 Audrey, now in Malacas and Mature El Nino is expected this month of February.
00:30 MWSS is saving consumers on water usage while finishing and finishing projects that can provide additional water to consumers and the agriculture sector.
00:48 The target of the Metropolitan Water Works and Sewerage System is to provide additional 700 or 375 million liters of water by 2024.
01:02 It can serve more than 2.6 million consumers in Metro Manila and nearby areas.
01:10 Despite the additional water, MWSS is asking to save on El Nino water so that the level of water supply to consumers in Metro Manila and the farmers in Central Luzon will not drop.
01:27 When it comes to 180 meters, the priority is the domestic water supply.
01:35 We will provide minimal water for irrigation. That's what the technical working group is managing.
01:42 We also need to think for the food security.
01:48 We don't want to reach 180 meters because the supply for irrigation will be deprived.
01:57 We wanted that there will be no deprivation for both the domestic and irrigation.
02:04 The National Irrigation Administration is confident that El Nino's effect on the farms will not be great if the irrigation is sufficient.
02:13 But the agency admitted that it is possible that the areas that did not reach water will have problems.
02:21 For now, they still have more than one million hectares of farm that needs irrigation.
02:28 We are still waiting for the rain to stop.
02:34 They are part of the expansion of our services.
02:37 But as of today, the local government should help us.
02:47 Despite the NIA's claims about rice and corn in the Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula, which has dried up and has risen to more than P151 million pesos,
02:59 the Department of Agriculture insisted that despite this, the rice supply will be sufficient until the first six months of 2024.
03:14 It has an effect but it is not that great.
03:18 It is just a small volume.
03:20 Others can easily recover.
03:23 They will just plant again.
03:25 Quick turnaround or they will plant.
03:27 They are maximizing other areas.
03:29 They are planting hybrids now.
03:31 The DA is focusing on market stability, especially since the high price of rice is still expected.
03:40 Until September, the effect of El Nino has already been seen in the rice supply.
03:45 The government also insisted that the campaign against the government is not possible to use El Nino to hoard and to implement the unprofitable price of rice.
03:58 Coordination of course, to check the prices, number one, to see what the price is every day and to properly coordinate with all the agencies.
04:11 Second, to check with our enforcement bureaus, agencies, if there are any possibilities of hoarding or manipulation and to make the necessary recommendations.
04:28 Audrey, the Department of Agriculture is strictly monitoring the possible hoarding that is usually happening or is possible to happen when the harvest season peaks. Audrey?
04:40 Okay, Clay. What is the plan of NIA and the Department of Agriculture for those who cannot reach irrigation?
04:54 Audrey, currently, 1.5 million hectares of rice is being given by the National Irrigation Administration.
05:02 And since the agency received additional funds, the land that will be given by the National Irrigation Administration will also be added.
05:10 And it is expanded or there are additional 67,000 hectares.
05:14 While the Department of Agriculture is continuously providing solar irrigation and small scale irrigation.
05:22 But if some places cannot provide water, the Department of Agriculture will provide free vegetables like mung beans that does not require a lot of water.
05:36 So that the farmers can still grow and earn even if they are affected by El Nino. Audrey?
05:43 Thank you very much, Clay Sol Pardilla.