00:0029 pesos of rice will also be put in the public-private markets in Metro Manila.
00:06This is what Metro Manila Council has discussed with several government agencies today.
00:14This is Quenzel Bocobo of IBC 13 in Balitang Pambansa.
00:17Quenzel?
00:19Princess, the 29 pesos of Kadiwa Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture
00:26For the Vulnerable Sector, the first to be discussed today is the assistance of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, or MMDA, together with other government agencies.
00:36The pilot testing of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD, for the National IDs of Filipino PWDs will also be discussed.
00:46The third is the educational tour plan in Los Angeles, California, which will be presented by Atty. Victor Trinidad.
00:52And lastly, the optional 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. work schedule for traffic in Metro Manila.
00:59We will confirm this today if it will apply to all working employees or only to local government units.
01:09Princess, just a while ago, DA Secretary Chu Laurel Jr. announced that the President's KNP Boots will provide 150-plus public and private markets in Metro Manila.
01:21At present, there are only 20 markets that have KNPs.
01:27This was also a suggestion by the Mayor of San Juan earlier to have a mobile KNP that will go around the cities to reach the vulnerable areas.
01:36The DA also assured that the quality of the rice they will sell will not come from smuggled rice or rice that will be destroyed.
01:44The sale of NFA rice to LGUs in February will start at Php. 36 and the suggested retail price to the public will be Php. 38.
01:56That was the latest from MMDA. Princess?
01:59Thank you very much, Quenzel Bocopo of IBC 13.
