Marcos administration, tinututukan ang pagpapataas sa produksyon ng pagkain at maayos na patubig sa mga magsasaka sa bansa
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00:00Increasing the production of food and water to the farmers.
00:05This is just a few of the administrations of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:10after the 3rd zone yesterday.
00:13This is the story of Claycel Pardinia.
00:17The State of the Nation address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is just the tip of the iceberg.
00:22The President has already given the direction to the problem that is close to everyone's heart.
00:27The price of goods is high, especially the food, especially the rice.
00:33My fellow countrymen, I know that you feel this.
00:38We do not neglect your poor and difficult experiences.
00:43To ensure a sufficient supply and affordable price of food,
00:47the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:50focused on increasing the local food production.
00:54More than 100 million kilos of rice were distributed to the farmers.
00:59300,000 livestock were given and 500,000 fingerlings.
01:04Modern technology such as satellite is also used to monitor the food production.
01:11It just shows how the President is on top of the situation.
01:16Although we have a problem,
01:18but as you can see, all aspects from planting to harvesting,
01:24the sale of fish, the ports that are needed,
01:28he knows that we are focused on that.
01:31It is very important that the President's support is there in our agricultural sector.
01:36The administration will also provide water through multipurpose dams and solar irrigation.
01:45We will ensure that the inputs that the DA and the President will provide to our farmers
01:54should be provided to our farmers prior to the release of water.
01:58That would ensure the increase of our yield.
02:02If you increase the yield, we are at 4.2.
02:07If you increase it by 6 tons per hectare, we will be food secure.
02:12The yield of land that can be used to plant rice and other high-value crops
02:20was also continued last year,
02:21which recorded a record high of 20 million metric tons of rice production.
02:27That is also what contributes.
02:29That is why our rice is now bigger
02:32in terms of the amount of land that can be given to the farmers.
02:40The production of rice will reach 13 million metric tons,
02:44but it is still not enough for the 16 million metric tons of rice needed.
02:49That is why the administration is making a plan to reduce the price of rice
02:56while reducing the tariff on rice and other agricultural products.
03:03Part of the temporary solution was to reduce the tariff
03:08because if you have elevated prices in the world market
03:12and then you put on top of that a high tariff,
03:17then the more those prices will be felt at the domestic level.
03:22So clearly, part of our policy tools is to moderate and stabilize prices.
03:29On the other hand, Agriculture Secretary Teo Laurel Jr.
03:35said that the imported rice will not fall in the Philippines
03:38because of the progress of President Marcos Jr.,
03:42the agency is positive that the agricultural performance of the Philippines
03:46will increase by 1 to 2 percent.
03:50As long as there is no big storm,
03:53I think we should have higher production.
03:56To make it more noticeable,
03:58the DA will open 1,500 stores in the Philippines
04:03in the next 3 years.
04:05His goal is to bring rice closer to the consumers.
04:10Our plan is to make this a cooperative run eventually.
04:14So the farmers and fishermen will be directed to the consumers.
04:20That is to increase the income of the farmers and fishermen
04:24and to lower the price of the consumers.
04:28To reduce the profiteering if possible.
04:31To lower the inflation.