Rice-for-All Program o murang bigas sa ‘general public’, target ilunsad ng DA ngayong linggo; oil price hike, nakaapekto sa presyo ng ilang mga gulay
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00:00For those who will buy what you are going to cook,
00:03please be careful with your spending.
00:05The price of some vegetables has increased in the market.
00:09Meanwhile, the Rise for All program of the Department of Agriculture
00:12is possible to start this week.
00:14Claycel Pardilla is in the center of Balita Live.
00:21Yes, Audrey, the price of some vegetables has increased
00:24which is said to be a bonus of the time
00:27and the price of the product, Petrolio, has increased.
00:32The dish that Ms. Juliana is going to cook is called Napornada.
00:37Everything is expensive.
00:38Now, we don't have anything.
00:39We only have one kind of vegetables.
00:42Like now, I bought Baguio Binsang.
00:44I just added corned beef.
00:46In the price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture,
00:49the price of some vegetables has increased from Php 10 to Php 60 per kilo
00:55like tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, bell pepper, string beans, and eggplants.
01:00Some vendors are amazed.
01:03Maybe it's because of the time, it's changing.
01:08In terms of supply, according to the Department of Agriculture,
01:12some of our vegetables are very seasonal.
01:14The reason is that there was a time when they had crops,
01:20so there were delays.
01:22The high prices are very temporary.
01:26And when the big harvest comes back, it will go down again.
01:30The DA also admitted that it is possible that the four next high prices in Petrolio will be affected.
01:38If the origin is far away, like Benguet, Baguio, or Southern Tagalog,
01:44there are additional expenses if gasoline is expensive.
01:49Of course, there are a lot of increases.
01:52To balance the high price of Petrolio products,
01:56which is possible to be affected by the price of food,
01:59more than Php 500 million in the fuel subsidy
02:02or financial assistance will be distributed by the DA to the farmers.
02:07We expect that 160,000 farmers will receive fuel assistance.
02:13It will help, because at least there will be assistance of Php 3,000 to the farmers.
02:19To bring the low prices of vegetables and rice closer,
02:23the DA will open an additional rice store in Marikina, Navotas, and Malabon this week.
02:30It is also possible to start the Rice for All program
02:34or to sell 45 to 48 pesos per kilo of rice in natural rice stores this week.
02:43And next week, July 19,
02:45Project 29 will be held in Laguna, Cavite, and Matangas
02:51for the sale of cheap rice.
02:53These projects are directed by the government
02:57so that the poorest Filipinos can buy rice at a reasonable price.
03:04Audrey, according to the Department of Agriculture,
03:08Project 29 was held last week in 10 rice stores in Metro Manila and Bulacan
03:14and reached Php 14,429.
03:18The families benefited from the cheap price of Php 29,
03:24while the agency sold Php 72,000 per kilo of rice.
03:31Audrey?
03:51Correct, Audrey.
03:52Because each rice store has 100 sacks of rice per day,
03:59Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
04:02So in total, 300 sacks of Php 29 of rice.
04:07And yes, there are rice stores that can be sold out quickly.
04:11Meanwhile, according to the Department of Agriculture,
04:14some of them still have a lot of rice.
04:17So what the Department of Agriculture will do,
04:19because they saw the observation,
04:22the allocation will be population and demand-based.
04:27It means that if the agency sees that there are more demand
04:32and there are more rice in one rice store,
04:35it will be more important for the supply of the Department of Agriculture.
04:40But rest assured, Audrey,
04:42the 16 rice stores that will be opened until next week
04:48will have a supply of Php 29 per kilo of rice.
04:53Audrey?
04:54Thank you very much, Kleza Olpardilla.