DSWD assures aid to small rice retailers amid price ceilings;
Putin: Open to grain deal return when our demands are met;
First lady Jill Biden contracts COVID-19; Pres. Biden tests negative
Putin: Open to grain deal return when our demands are met;
First lady Jill Biden contracts COVID-19; Pres. Biden tests negative
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00:10 Good day, I am Naomi Taborcio and this is PTV News Now.
00:14 DSWD Secretary Rex Catrullo yet assures financial aid to rice retailers amid pie ceilings.
00:21 The DSWD will be giving cash assistance to small rice retailers
00:25 affected by the Malacanang Mandated Price Ceiling on rice which took effect today.
00:31 President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. directed Gatchalian to use the Sustainable Livelihood Program
00:37 to help small rice retailers recover whatever losses they sustained from the temporary price cap.
00:44 The President issued Executive Order No. 39 which mandates a price cap on regular milled rice
00:51 at 41 pesos per kilogram and 45 pesos per kilo for well-milled rice
00:56 to provide effective and sufficient protection to consumers against hoarding, profiteering and cartels.
01:03 Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is open for the return of the Black Sea Grain Deal initiative
01:11 if their demands are met.
01:13 This primarily involves removing sanctions on Russian exports and agricultural technology.
01:19 After talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
01:23 they decided to go ahead with plans to continue the initiative to directly deliver
01:28 tens of thousands of tons of grains to six African countries.
01:33 Both leaders are also looking forward to finalized negotiations on the creation of a gas hub in Turkey.
01:40 United States First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19.
01:46 Strangely enough, President Joe Biden was declared negative for the virus, according to White House officials.
01:53 The First Lady is experiencing mild symptoms and will remain at her home at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
02:00 The White House continues to monitor President Biden and will also subject him to regular testing.
02:06 The United States has reported high cases of COVID-19 and hospitalization in the past weeks.
02:15 This is Naomi Dimorsho, stay informed, be aware, get ahead, be abused, and get the news right here.
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