Panayam kay D.A. spokesperson ASec. Arnel de Mesa kaugnay ng assistance sa agri sector na naapektuhan ng Kanlaon Volcano eruption at mga kompanyang kabilang sa blacklist dahil sa smuggling

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00:00Assistance to the agri-sector affected by the Canlaon eruption and companies belonging to the blacklist,

00:06that is smuggling and illegal trade, we will discuss with Assistant Secretary Arnel De Mesa,

00:12the spokesperson of the Department of Agriculture.

00:15Asek Arnel, good afternoon.

00:18Good afternoon, Asek Weng and Nia, good afternoon to all.

00:22Asek, the agriculture sector is one of the biggest damage caused by the Canlaon eruption.

00:29What assistance will the DA distribute to the affected farmers?

00:35Yes, Asek Weng, we know that the agriculture sector will be affected by the Canlaon eruption

00:42and we are consulting with the provincial and municipal governments in the area.

00:48Even if you remain restricted due to the current priorities,

00:52such as relief operation and evacuation, we will follow up on what our colleagues are doing.

01:01So now, we were able to give... we prioritized our livestock because they were the first affected

01:09and we provided them with biologics and drugs so they can be treated and helped.

01:15Almost more than 100,000 chesos, the first aid we provided,

01:21and our quick response fund is also ready for the areas that were affected.

01:27As of today, the areas that can be affected are La Castellana, La Carlota, Baguio City, and Canlaon City in Negros Oriente.

01:39How is the impact of the Canlaon eruption on the sugarcane farms in Negros?

01:46Will the supply and price of sugar be affected because of this?

01:51Like what I said earlier, the affected municipalities are mostly growing sugarcane,

02:00and definitely, it will have an impact.

02:02Even though our colleagues in the SRA are continuously coordinating with other governments

02:09to continue the selection and validation of ABS.

02:14Similarly, we will also have interventions here in the sugarcane farms.

02:20So ASEC, is there an initial assessment of the DA regarding the impact of the eruption of Volcan Canlaon in the agriculture sector?

02:28As of now, ASEC will continue the validation and monitoring of the areas.

02:35The areas that were mentioned are not that big based on the initial assessment.

02:43But we will provide reports as the data comes in.

02:48In other talks, ASEC, how many companies are included in the blacklist of the Department of Agriculture in the past six months?

02:59What illegal activities were done by the government to include them in the blacklist?

03:06Within the past six months, the government blacklisted ten companies through the Bureau of Land Industry.

03:16Most of them do not have sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances from the BPI.

03:25Others are included in the anti-competitive practices, price manipulation and pollution.

03:33Seven of them do not have sanitary and phytosanitary clearances from the BPI.

03:40The rest do not have licenses and are involved in the anti-competitive practices.

03:45These include LBM Grain Enterprises, East Bliss Consumer, JRA, Betron, RCNN, Golden Race, Chastity Consumer Groups Trading,

03:56Narena, Fresh Vegetables, Veggie Fruit Producing Store and Yung Trading Corporation.

04:03ASEC, for our countrymen to understand, why is the blacklist of companies with illegal activities being considered as a powerful step?

04:14ASEC, this was done by the Department of Agriculture.

04:19Our intensified efforts will continue to fight agricultural smuggling, profiteering, hoarding and cartel-like activities.

04:28Most of these activities are aimed to increase the price of goods and destabilize the local market.

04:37It is important for us to safeguard the sector from these illegal activities,

04:43so that it will not undermine the livelihood of our farmers and consumers in general.

04:51Earlier, you mentioned 10 blacklisted companies.

04:56You mentioned vegetables. What are the products of these blacklisted companies?

05:04Most of them are imported vegetables, in particular onions, rice and other agricultural commodities such as fish, oranges and lemons.

05:21Okay. There are also blacklisted companies that are involved in anti-competitive practices such as price manipulation.

05:30What does this mean and what is the effect on the local market and consumers if it is not monitored?

05:38What they do is anti-competitive practices such as price manipulation and pollution.

05:45They are the ones who talk to each other to set a price.

05:50This can affect the price of our other companies.

05:56What will happen is that it will cause unnecessary surges in price,

06:01including Marina Press Vegetables, Veggie Fruit Producing Store and Yog Trading Corporation.

06:09It is very important for these groups to be accountable,

06:15so that we can ensure the integrity of our agricultural trading system.

06:21What can the DA say in the statement of NEDA that it did not help in lowering the price of rice,

06:30which has a lower rate than rice imports?

06:33It did not help in lowering the price of rice.

06:36What is the discrepancy that the DA can see regarding this?

06:43As it is, if we look at it, there is a decrease in the price of rice as per the monitoring.

06:51If we look at another point, due to the increase in rice and dollar exchange,

07:00the price of our President's signature will decrease from 35 to 15 percent,

07:06just like our previous statement.

07:08It is certain that the price of rice during this time is higher.

07:13That's why it is important to lower the price of rice.

07:18Because of this, our smugglers did not have an incentive to continue smuggling because the price of rice is low

07:26and the volume of smuggled goods is high.

07:29Sec, we have a question from our media partner, Stephanie Sevellano of the Philippine News Agency.

07:35She asked for updates on how the President is doing in MRT and LRT,

07:42and when other markets will be added.

07:45How is the acceptance of our countrymen in the first five major markets for P40 per kilo of rice?

07:53The acceptance of our countrymen for P40 per kilo of rice for all is very good.

08:00In fact, it is running out.

08:03Our FDI, our partner in logistics and distribution, is making adjustments to increase the supply of rice.

08:13You can expect that this week and next week,

08:17we will add more families to supply rice for all.

08:22There are also those who started in LRT, Recto, Ayala, North Avenue and Cobao,

08:29LRT and MRT stations.

08:31We are continuing to coordinate with DOTR

08:34to add more stations to supply rice for all.

08:41Okay, thank you very much for your time.

08:43Assistant Secretary Arnel Demesa, the spokesperson of the Department of Agriculture.

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