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