Trial period ng P29 Rice Program, target ng DA na gawing isang taon
Trial period ng P29 Rice Program, target ng DA na gawing isang taon;
Pagbaba ng presyo ng bigas sa pamilihan, inaasahang mararamdaman sa Agosto
Pagbaba ng presyo ng bigas sa pamilihan, inaasahang mararamdaman sa Agosto
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00:00The target of the Department of Agriculture is to extend the trial period of selling 29 pesos per kilo of rice for a year.
00:10Aside from the fact that more poor Filipinos will benefit from this,
00:14this will also allow us to know if the government will be able to sell cheap rice for a long time.
00:22This is Clayzelle Pardilla for Serto na Balita Live.
00:26Angelique, aside from Metro Manila and Bulacan,
00:30the Department of Agriculture also proposed the sale of 29 pesos per kilo of rice in Bacor, Cavite and San Pedro, Laguna.
00:38It is expected that more poor Filipinos will be able to sell 29 pesos per kilo of rice in August,
00:44and this will last for a year.
00:47In the price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture in the main markets in Metro Manila,
00:53the price of regular milled rice ranges from P45 to P52 per kilo,
00:59while the price of well-milled rice reaches P55.
01:04So if the Department of Agriculture does not have 29 pesos per kilo of rice,
01:09the budget of Nanay Flor will surely run out.
01:13We are having a hard time.
01:16Rice is expensive.
01:18That's why we are here.
01:20Under the P29 program of the government,
01:23it is possible to buy cheap rice from the poorest Filipinos,
01:28like the elderly, the elderly, the single parents and the poor.
01:33I hope it will last forever.
01:35Why?
01:36So that we can save money.
01:40So that we can save money.
01:42The target of the DA is to extend the trial period of the P29 program
01:49or the sale of 29 pesos per kilo of rice for a year.
01:53The agency aims to benefit more poor Filipinos from cheap rice.
01:59It wants to know if the government can sell cheap rice for a long time
02:06and do what needs to be done to make the program sustainable.
02:11For now, the supply is being obtained from the poor stocks of the National Food Authority.
02:17It is also expected that the National Irrigation Administration will implement the contract growing program
02:23and if necessary, the rice will be imported for the P29 program.
02:29If the price of rice in the world market drops,
02:33the DA wants to lower the current price of P29 per kilo of rice.
02:38We can still lower it if there is another support.
02:43It could be the reduction of production cost,
02:47the reduction of importation cost
02:51and there will be an additional subsidy from the government.
02:56It could be a combination of several factors.
02:58Aside from the P29 program,
03:01the DA is also pushing the Rice For All program
03:04where 45 to 48 pesos per kilo of rice will be sold in the Kadiwa stores.
03:11For now, imported rice is starting to arrive in the Philippines
03:16which is being sold at a lower price under Executive Order No. 62.
03:22According to the Agriculture Department,
03:25more than 35,000 metric tons of imported rice
03:28with 15% taripa has already arrived in the country.
03:32The price of imported rice in the markets is expected to be less than 40 pesos.
03:39It will be felt in August.
03:43It has already entered the markets, but not that much.
03:51Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture is advising the poultry producers
03:57to sell, use, and export unauthorized avian influenza or bird flu vaccine.
04:06According to Memorandum Circular No. 35 of the Bureau of Animal Industry,
04:11the Medivac AIH5N1 vaccine for chickens is not registered and is not authorized to be sold.
04:24According to the Department of Agriculture,
04:27there is no approved bird flu vaccine for commercial use.
04:31Instead of being able to treat our chickens,
04:35it will be a poison to our animals.
04:40Angelique?
04:41You mentioned chickens.
04:42Some are complaining that the price of chickens has gone up.
04:45What did the Department of Agriculture say about that?
04:53Yes, Angelique.
04:54According to the price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture,
04:58there are several markets in Metro Manila that sell chickens for P250 per kilo.
05:05And it is more expensive than P280 for choice cats.
05:10The Department of Agriculture admitted that the chicken production has been affected
05:16because the chickens' food has gone down and the production has been reduced.
05:22The same thing happened in Minnesota, America.
05:26It is a major source of chickens in the Philippines.
05:35But according to the DA, P250 is too expensive and too high.
05:41So the Department of Agriculture went there and explained to the sellers
05:48that the price of chickens should be between P200 and P210 per kilo.
05:53Angelique?
05:54Okay. Thank you very much, Clayzel Pardilla.