Malawakang bentahan ng P29/kg ng bigas, aarangkada na bukas
Malawakang bentahan ng P29/kg ng bigas, aarangkada na bukas
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00:00It is expected that there will be wide sales of cheap rice in Kadiwa Stores in Metro Manila and Karatig, Laloigan.
00:08This is Clayzel Fardilia's report.
00:11Grandma Maria has already saved up to buy her grandchildren's supplies for the upcoming school year.
00:18It's a good thing that she's saving a lot every time she buys 29 pesos per kilo of rice from Kadiwa Stores.
00:27It's important for us who are poor, we are always short of budget.
00:33In the market, it's 52 pesos per kilo.
00:35Here, it's only 29 pesos per kilo.
00:38For more beneficiaries who are old, like Grandma Maria,
00:43there are the elderly, four-piece and solo-parent, or those in the vulnerable sector.
00:48Tomorrow, the Department of Agriculture will hold a large-scale trial of Program 29.
00:56This is a program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:59that will help the poorest Filipinos by selling cheap rice.
01:07Ten Kadiwa Stores will open and distribute 29 pesos of rice in different places in Metro Manila and Bulacan.
01:16Each site has an estimated 15,000 kilograms of rice per week.
01:21The program will benefit up to 60,000 of the poorest families every month.
01:28They can buy up to 10 kilos of rice every month.
01:33The ID will only show proof that they are in the vulnerable sector.
01:37According to the DA, in order to avoid repetition,
01:40the name of the beneficiary will be listed and the DA will issue a booklet in August.
01:47In order to monitor who is the beneficiary and where they are,
01:56so that they won't be prone to abuse.
01:58The question is, how long and where will the program be held?
02:01In the coming weeks or next month, we can go to Visayas and Mindanao.
02:08Of course, expanding in Luzon area.
02:14We will continue to increase until we reach our nationwide target of 6.9 million families.
02:25Aside from Program 29, the agency will also launch a program
02:29where they will sell 45 to 48 pesos per kilo of rice.
02:34Some groups of farmers were called by the DA to help the poor Filipinos.
02:40But some groups of farmers filed a petition to the Supreme Court
02:45to stop and cancel the Executive Order No. 62.
02:49Under the proposed law,
02:5135% of the rice was reduced to 15%.
02:58The Federation of Free Farmers and SINAG,
03:01because aside from no consultation,
03:03they are afraid that the imported rice will cause losses to the local farmers.
03:09They believe that the price of imported rice will not go down despite the reduction of the price of rice.
03:15This is an issue because other countries feel the need for rice.
03:2096% of the farmers, if the price of rice goes down to 17 pesos,
03:28they will buy rice when there is no rice left.
03:33In spite of the Supreme Court's order,
03:35the DA admitted that there may be a delay in the importation of imported rice.
03:40Is the agency ready?
03:42The government is always ready.
03:44Khaleys Alpardilia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.