Mga taga-Koronadal, nagpasalamat na nakabibili na sila ng P29/kg na bigas sa Kadiwa store sa tanggapan ng NIA

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00:00It's not just our countrymen, in Manila and other nearby places,

00:05that are now benefiting from the cheap rice brought by the Kadiwa Store.

00:10Because even in Mindanao,

00:1229 pesos per kilo of rice can be bought

00:16as a result of the NIA's contract farming program.

00:21This is Christian Matuliano of PIA SocSargen in Centro ng Balita.

00:27Salvation de la Cruz, a senior citizen from Coronadal City,

00:31is very thankful that they can now buy cheap rice from the Kadiwa of the President of Coronadal City.

00:38We are very happy to be able to buy rice from the Kadiwa of the President of Coronadal City.

00:44The Kadiwa Center in the National Irrigation Administration Regional Office 12

00:50in the launch of the Kadiwa of the President of Coronadal City,

00:54cheap rice from BBM.

00:56The program aims to sell cheap and quality rice

01:00at an affordable price of 29 pesos per kilo.

01:03The priority are those in the most vulnerable sectors,

01:07such as senior citizens, persons with disabilities, solo parents, and four-piece beneficiaries.

01:12About 700 sacks of 10 kilos of rice were brought on the first day of the program

01:18and within a few hours, it was sold out.

01:21The NIA has a program like this together with other line agencies or offices in the government

01:30so that we can produce a lot of products,

01:35have cheap rice,

01:38and all of us can be beneficiaries of this rice.

01:47Officially, the cheap rice sold is a product of the local farmers

01:52who are beneficiaries of the NIA's Contract Farming Program.

01:56You can buy cheap rice every Friday from the NIA's office in Coronadal City.

02:01The agency also plans to bring it to other Kadiwa Centers in the coming days.

02:07Christian Matulyano of the Philippine Information Agency for Pamansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.