00:00Starting today, the sale of 40 pesos per kilo of well-milled rice in the country will start.
00:08The Department of Agriculture assured that they will help retailers to continue selling cheap rice.
00:15Aisaya Mirafuentes of PTV in Balitang Pambansa Live.
00:22Princess, this is a good news especially for those of us who are saving money to buy rice
00:27because starting at 8 o'clock in the morning, you can buy 40 pesos per kilo of rice in some nearby markets in Metro Manila.
00:38President Kiyos opened today that he is selling 40 pesos per kilo of well-milled rice to some families in Metro Manila.
00:47At 8 o'clock in the morning, it is time to open the new government program.
00:52It was opened to 5 families in Metro Manila.
00:55This is Guadalupe Public Market, Kamuning Market, Malabon Central Market, New Las Piñas City Public Market, and Pasay City Public Market.
01:05Mixed imported and localized rice is being sold.
01:09You can also buy a kilo of rice and there is no limit to how much you can buy.
01:17The government promised that it is not only for Metro Manila because it is possible that next year,
01:22President Kiyos will also build a government office in the provinces.
01:28In Kamuning Market, they were led by Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa and ASEC Genevieve Guevara to open it.
01:36Early in the morning, only a few people are buying it.
01:40Around 100 sacks of rice were sold in Kamuning Market.
01:44Meanwhile, the DA also announced that President Kiyos will not continue opening the government office in LRT Monumento and MRT North Avenue Station.
01:54They explained that it is necessary to prepare the place for the rice to be placed in the train stations.
02:02The 40 pesos of rice is possible to be the reason for the price of rice to go down.
02:08Because if someone is selling rice at a low price, the sellers will be forced to lower the price.
02:15According to the DA, it is possible that it will have an effect on the inflation rate of the country.
02:21It also has an effect because it is evident that people are starting to sell rice at 40 pesos.
02:29We also have monitoring in other markets.
02:32Princess, a while ago, we went around the Department of Agriculture with some families where President Kiyos opened the government office.
02:46The first place we went was Kamuning Public Market.
02:49It's a good news because it's still early.
02:51We saw a few people buying 40 pesos worth of rice.
02:57Right now, I'm here in Pasay City Public Market where President Kiyos' office is located.
03:03Now, the stock is running out but the Department of Agriculture promised that they will lower the price of rice later.
