DA, target na palawigin pa sa isang taon ang trial period sa pagbebenta ng P29/kg na bigas

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DA, target na palawigin pa sa isang taon ang trial period sa pagbebenta ng P29/kg na bigas

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00:00The target of the Department of Agriculture is to extend the trial period of selling 29 pesos per kilo of rice for more than a year.
00:08Aside from helping more Filipinos, they can also focus on what needs to be done to make the program last longer.
00:17This is the surprise of Clayzel Pardilla.
00:22If the Department of Agriculture is not allocating 29 pesos of rice,
00:27the budget of Nanay Floor will surely run out.
00:31We are having a hard time.
00:33The rice is expensive.
00:35That's why we are going far.
00:37According to the price monitoring of the DA,
00:41the price of regular milled rice ranges from 45 to 52 pesos per kilo.
00:47While the price of well-milled rice reaches 55 pesos.
00:52It is far from the 29 pesos of rice under the P29 program of the DA
00:58that is being sold to the poorest Filipinos
01:02such as the elderly, single parents, solo parents, and 4Ps.
01:08I hope it will last forever.
01:10Why?
01:12So that we can save money.
01:14The target of the DA is to extend the trial period of the 29 rice program
01:21or the sale of the P29 rice.
01:24It is far from the situation where more poor Filipinos can benefit from cheap rice.
01:30It is nice to know if the government can sell cheap rice for a long time
01:37and focus on what needs to be done to make the program sustainable.
01:42For now, the supply is being taken from the old stockings of the National Food Authority.
01:47The contract growing program of the National Irrigation Administration is expected to be implemented
01:54and if necessary, rice will be imported with the help of Food Terminal Incorporated.
02:00In case the price of rice falls in the upcoming market,
02:04the DA plans to lower the current price of 29 pesos of rice.
02:11We can still lower it if there is other support.
02:17It could be that the production cost will be lowered,
02:20the importation cost will be lowered,
02:24and there will be an additional subsidy from the government.
02:29It could be a combination of several factors.
02:32The DA hopes that the price of rice will be lowered in the markets.
02:36Because the imported rice in the Philippines is starting to arrive
02:41with a lower price than the Executive Order No. 62.
02:4735,000 metric tons of imported rice with a price of 15% has already arrived in the country.
02:54According to the DA, the price will be around 41 to 49 pesos in the markets.
03:02In August, you can really feel it.
03:06It has already entered the markets, but not that much.
03:13That is why the DA is also pushing for the Rice For All Program,
03:18where 45 to 48 pesos per kilo of rice will be sold in Kadiwa Stores.
03:25For now, Kadiwa Stores in Bacoor, Laguna, Bulacan, and Lungsud in Metro Manila are open.
03:33Kalei Zalpardilla for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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