NFA, handa sa pagbibigay ng supply ng bigas sa mga nasalanta ng Bagyong #KristinePH

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NFA, handa sa pagbibigay ng supply ng bigas sa mga nasalanta ng Bagyong #KristinePH;  D.A., tiniyak ang sapat na supply ng bigas sa bansa sa kabila ng pananalasa ng Bagyong #KristinePH  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 8:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:00 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  9:30 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00The National Food Authority is ready to supply rice to the affected areas of Baguio-Christine.

00:07And in the face of a new calamity, the Department of Agriculture assured that the country's food won't be affected.

00:14Clayzel Pardilla is live in the center of the news. Clayzel?

00:20Yes, Joshua.

00:21The flood of Baguio-Christine flooded several farms in Bicol Region and other parts of the country.

00:28On the other hand, the Department of Agriculture assured that the rice supply is sufficient.

00:37It seems that this flood hit the town of Bulan, Sorsogon Province.

00:42That's how many farms were cut down and flooded by the flood of Baguio-Christine.

00:48According to the Department of Agriculture,

00:501,000,000 hectares of rice could be affected in the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan, Central, Nimaropa, Calabarzon, Bicol, Caraga, and Eastern Visayas.

01:03But the agency believes that the impact of the flood won't be great.

01:08This is the statement of Asek Arnel De Mesa of the Department of Agriculture.

01:13The Secretary advised our regional field offices and regional directors to carry out the harvesting.

01:22But of course, we can't harvest all of it.

01:25There are areas that planted early.

01:29After the early harvest, they caught up with the second or third crop.

01:35About 15 percent.

01:38Of course, if it's damaged, it's hard to recover.

01:42But if we are advised, at least we saved a lot.

01:47The damage won't be that big.

01:51Up to 70 percent of the matured crops in the affected areas were saved after the early harvest of the DA.

01:59The agency assures that the rice supply is sufficient.

02:04Because of the importation, we expect that based on the historical trend,

02:12our stock inventory can still reach 100 days after the end of the year.

02:19So we are not worried when it comes to our stocks.

02:24The free rice, paddy, and other crops are now in place to be distributed to those affected by the flood.

02:33The Rice and National Food Authority will continue to provide the needs of the affected areas.

02:42500 sacks of rice are being deployed for relief operations in Sorsogon and Catanduanes.

02:48Currently, there are 4 million sacks of rice in the NFA's inventory.

02:55We are expecting more requests from the LGUs in Naga.

02:59As you know, there are a lot of affected areas.

03:02We are really confident that we can provide the stocks to the LGUs that are in need.

03:10Joshua was ordered by the NFA to open all the warehouses of the agency in the country.

03:15The NFA Administrator, Larry Lacson, is now visiting the warehouses

03:21to ensure that the rice can be quickly deployed to the affected areas of the country.

03:31Back to you, Joshua.

03:34Thank you very much, Clayzel Pardilla.

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