NIA, sinimulan nang magbenta ng P29/kg bigas ngayong araw
NIA, sinimulan nang magbenta ng P29/kg bigas ngayong araw
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00:00More than 50,000 kilos of 29 pesos of rice were sold by the National Irrigation Administration to MAMIMILI from the so-called vulnerable sector today.
00:12New rice was also brought in from the Irrigators Association that was helped by the agency.
00:18This is the story of Clay Zalparadilla.
00:21Lola Florida did not hesitate to come to the National Irrigation Administration after it rained.
00:30Today, the agency started selling 29 pesos of rice under the contract growing program.
00:39I chose this program because I wanted to buy cheap rice.
00:44I cannot afford to buy expensive rice because I have to pay taxes.
00:49More than 50,000 kilos of rice were sold by NIA to the elderly,
00:54single-parent, and four-piece residents of Barangay Piniahan, Central, and Pag-asa in Quezon City earlier.
01:03The rice was already loaded.
01:0510 kilos of rice weighed 290 pesos.
01:10This means that 47 to 55 pesos per kilo of well-milled rice in the market
01:17will cost MAMIMILI around P180 to P280.
01:23What I buy in the market is P56 per kilo.
01:27What I bought is P29.
01:29A lot of people are buying it.
01:31It's a big help to me because I have two students.
01:35They are also here to save money.
01:38This program will not only provide cheap rice but also to help our farmers.
01:45NIA received new rice from the Irrigators Association.
01:50The agency provided free rice, fertilizer, and financial aid with the help of contract farming.
01:57This is an agreement between NIA and the Irrigators Association.
02:01We will pay around P30,000.
02:05There is also a 20,000 pesos cash.
02:11Our farmers will give back P5,000 to NIA.
02:15NIA is buying 20 pesos per kilo of rice.
02:18Our main effort is just to work.
02:22We only earn P0.
02:26We earn P0 because we don't have any expenses.
02:29Kalahok will only harvest P40,000 from the contract growing program.
02:36That's why Bantay Bigas is doubtful that the program will be sustainable.
02:42It's clear that if it's subsidized, the price of rice will be low.
02:49The national government should do this to ensure that the program is budgeted.
02:57P20,000 is limited.
03:05In reality, we can't subsidize everything.
03:08But the government is giving a lot to our farmers.
03:16That's the only proceed.
03:18The budget of the National Rice Program is different.
03:21Our president wants it to be sustainable.
03:24That's why the government wants to subsidize it.
03:27Under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund,
03:31P10,000,000 was allocated for the distribution of assistance to the farmers.
03:37This is in addition to the P30,000,000 fund of the National Rice Program.
03:42NIA will use this under the Convergence Approach
03:47to expand and make the contract growing program sustainable.
03:52This is Kalayzel Pardilia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.