00:07 The Department of Agriculture believes that the price of rice could possibly fall in the coming months.
00:14 The Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel Demesa confirmed that this is the harvest season.
00:21 The local production is expected to have 20 million metric tons of rice.
00:26 Meanwhile, the agency assures that the rice supply in the middle of the El Nino Valley is sufficient.
00:33 It is expected that President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. will visit Cambodia to improve the quality and production of rice in the country.
00:45 The trend is that it is going down by 2 to 3 pesos.
00:49 Prevailing was 52 pesos, 53 pesos, and now it is 50 pesos. At least here in NCR, we monitor 13 major markets.
01:00 In March and April, this is the peak of the dry season harvest.
01:05 We are expecting to harvest more rice or rice paddy.
01:11 So naturally, during this time, the price will go down.
01:17 The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has asked local government units to save water as a result of the El Nino effect.
01:27 MMDA Acting Chair Dawn Artes also emphasized that the agency has a plan for a water supply station that will be distributed to LGUs in Metro Manila.
01:39 Two of the catchment systems will be built in Tripa de Galina, where tanks are located for public transportation and parking.
01:49 Meanwhile, let's find out more from Jesse Atienza of PTV Cebu.
01:56 Thank you very much Naomi and good morning to the Basketball Clinic of the City of Mandawi City.
02:08 The program has been held to help the youth in basketball.
02:13 The program is for youth aged 13 to 15 years old.
02:20 Top 15 players are selected by the organizers of the program.
02:24 The program is for varsity players and private players.
02:30 The top 15 players will be selected to participate in the East Asia Super League Exhibition Games.
02:36 The Cebu City Fire Office has also been called to help rescue a senior citizen and a fireman.
02:46 This is what the information officer of the Cebu City Fire Office, SFO2 Wendell Villanueva, said.
02:54 He also took a video of the rider he was rescuing, a senior citizen who was unable to leave his house and a fireman.
03:02 The video of the rider, Alred Pugosa, was trending on social media.
03:07 Many netizens were asking for his body.
03:10 Actually, we're on process. We're actually locating him as of the moment.
03:19 But definitely, we'll give him due recognition for his heroic deed.
03:25 If not for his timely intervention, the old lady could have died.
03:32 She could have died in that burned house.
03:35 And that's the latest news from PTV Cebu.
03:38 I'm Jesse Atienza. Back to you now.
03:41 Thank you very much, Jesse Atienza.
03:44 Today is the 58th anniversary of People's Television Network.
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04:20 And that's the latest news for now.
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04:28 I'm Naomi T. Morsio for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
