House speeds up hearings on amendments to Rice Tariffication Law
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, in an interview with reporters on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, announces that the House of Representatives' Committee on Agriculture aims to speed up hearings on amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law so that the National Food Authority can sell cheap rice to the markets. Romualdez said that they aim to finish hearings and pass the measure before the House adjourns sine die on May 24, 2024
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, in an interview with reporters on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, announces that the House of Representatives' Committee on Agriculture aims to speed up hearings on amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law so that the National Food Authority can sell cheap rice to the markets. Romualdez said that they aim to finish hearings and pass the measure before the House adjourns sine die on May 24, 2024
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00:00 "Siyempre naman, siguro alam mo naman na nagagalap na yung committee ng agriculture dito sa mga amendments sa rice certification log. Ginagawa natin ito kasi sabi ng Presidente we have to find ways na ibaba niya akong presyo ng bigas.
00:15 So yung tinaparget natin by June, we should bring the price of rice down by at least 10 or even 15 pesos, close to 30 pesos per kilo. We will do this by having the NFA bring to the market affordable rice para sa lahat ng mamamayan na pwede sila bumili ng abot kaya ng presyo ng 30 pesos.
00:41 Ito ang bahagi natin ng amendments na pinapasok sa PNM. We urge our friends in the Senate na gawin nilang itong urgent and we will ask and coordinate with the Office of the President kasi ito ang gusto talang ating umahal ng Presidente na ibaba ang presyo ng bigas para sa mamayan.
01:02 So that's our announcement because our committee ng agriculture aaramin nila itong hearings para ipasot itong amendments para makakaroon tayo ng mas mababang presyo ng bigas sa lahat."
01:18 Q: Ano ang possible amendments or laws na pwede itapel sa daily hearings ng committee ng agriculture?
01:30 "Yang mismong amendments. Kasama rin ang taripa, taxes, atika bibili ng NFA through the Department of Agriculture kasi may limitation.
01:44 So may limitation may be under certain circumstances kaya ngayon kasi ang init-init na panahon at saka presyo tumatas, gagawin tayo lahat ng paraan. Ito ang nakikita natin ng napakaganda na bago mag-sine-die, tatapusin natin ito sa Kongreso.
02:04 So it's a request from the Senate na gawin nila urgent para tatapusin natin ating mamayan makaka-enjoy ng mas mababang presyo ng bigas galing sa NFA."
02:16 Q: Is it possible to refill RTA? "Amendments lang po sa ngayon."
02:26 Q: Ang target ng RTA? "Yan po lang ang target kasi alam naman lang ang world market prices. Market prices, free market prices ay matas talaga. Pero yan po ang hangarin natin. That is the aspiration.
02:42 So that's our target. Parang perfection or infinity, parati natin ang inapproach. Baka hindi pa natin nakukuha but we are always trying to aspire. Kasi ang end goal naman yan hindi mismo ang presyo pero ang abot kaya na presyo para hindi manghirapan ang taong bayan. Yan po ang ating mission at yan ang binigay sa ating mga Presidente, iba ba ang presyo ng bigas."
03:06 Q: Is the President's priority? "This is the priority of the President. Asama kami sa urgency yan kasi alam mo naman ang ating mga Presidente ayaw na ayaw na mahinhirapan ang ating mga mamayan Pilipino, the consumers and all of course the rice buyers dapat makakawin ng tamang presyo ng bigas na abot kaya na lahat. Maraming salamat. Thank you so much."
03:32 "Sa totoo lang, I will consult with him but I'm sure he feels this is a very urgent matter, top issue to that we will work together with the Executive, with the OP, with the DA, with the NFA, even with the NIA, kung anong-anong natin pwede gawin lahat.
03:56 I will consult with our friends in the Senate na supportan itong initiative para makangibaban natin ang presyo ng bigas."
04:03 "To bring NFA rice by June, yan ang tinang-target, yan ang pag-usapan ng House leadership na magbebenta ulit ang NFA ng bigas by June sa Mercado kasi the RTL, the Rice Clarification Law prohibited the NFA from selling rice directly.
04:22 Right now, it took away the powers of the NFA to sell rice. Ang ginagawa ng NFA ngayon, mag-imbak na mag-imbak ng bigas para sa calamity, para sa DSWD. 10 years ago before this RTL law, bumibenta ang NFA.
04:38 Ngayon wala kang mabiling NFA kasi mga mahal niya, P50, P650. Yan ang target ngayon. Kaya nga pinapapastrap ni Speaker yung review ng RTL ngayon ng Committee on Agriculture under Congressman Umberga para mapababa.
04:56 At the same time, papakiusapan niya si Pangulo na gulungan din ang Senate para maging priority nila na muling makapagbenta ang NFA ng bigas para ma-amend ang RTL law natin. That is the goal."
05:10 "Of course, ilang weeks lang kong session na ito, magsini-gini sa me." "That's not impossible. Kasi 3 weeks araw-arawin ngayon ng Committee on Agriculture under Congressman Umberga, araw-arawin namin dito.
05:29 So makapresidente, kung pakiusapan niya ang Senate kung pwede lang araw-arawin. We have 3 weeks. I think we can handle that. Kukutingin lang, i-adjust na naman natin ng konti. We will not repeal the law. We will just adjust it.
05:43 Halos lahat naman kami ng congressman, sang-ayon, pag-i-pag-usap ko sa ilan ko the past several days now, ever since dumating ako sa congress, tinatanong ko bakit walang NFA sa palengke. Dahil na daw sa RTL. Doon na naging problema.
05:59 But every congressman that I spoke with this past few months, they were saying, "Agree kami dyan kung ilang kailangan natin amendahan yung batas." So this is what we're doing now. We're reviewing the RTL law.
06:10 Para nga, by June, yung target natin is 10 to 20 pesos yung range. Kasi iba-ibang classification ng NFA. May class 1, class 2, class 3. So 10 to 20 pesos per kilo ay bawaba niya kumpara doon sa 56 ngayon.
06:27 So could be up to about 36 pesos siguro, pinaka-mura. And then 46 yung pinaka-mahal. At least mas mura siya sa ikanga na binibenta ngayon. That is the goal. Thank you very much.
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