00:00This Monday, let's find out the prices of goods in their markets in Metro Manila.
00:06This is Denise Osorio of PTV in Balitang Pambansa Live.
00:12Today, January 20, 2025, the Department of Agriculture is implementing 58 pesos per kilo of rice in rice fields like here in Tandang Sora, Bayan Palengke.
00:29And here in this market, it is noteworthy that almost all the rice is not higher than 58 pesos per kilo that they sell here
00:37because they lowered the price on the first Sunday of January 2025.
00:42According to Ron Ron, a seller here, it still depends on the supply of rice that will be the price of their sale.
00:50In addition, imported rice can still be sold compared to local rice because of its quality.
00:59It still depends on the variety of rice, on the quality of rice.
01:05Imported rice is still better.
01:12In our questions here in this market, it is noteworthy that almost all of them are not going to raise the price yet
01:20or what they say is that they are not going to raise the price yet because their imported rice is still low.
01:27Some of them were imported in January and they are not sure if they can still raise the price.
01:38For now, 56 pesos per kilo is the highest imported rice here in Tandang Sora, Bayan Palengke.
01:47That is the latest news from here in Tandang Sora.
01:50From PTV Manila, Denise Osorio for Balitang Pambansa.
