Rice-for-All' program, ipatutupad na rin ng D.A. sa ilang palengke sa Metro Manila simula bukas

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00:00Tomorrow, the Rice for All program will be launched by the Department of Agriculture in several districts in Metro Manila,

00:07as well as in several stations of LRT and MRT.

00:10For some of our countrymen, it's a blessing to have a half-cup rice option for their meals.

00:18Here's the details on the latest news from Azaia Mirafuentes from PTV Manila.

00:25We finally managed to buy rice from Eveline in Kamuning Market in Quezon City.

00:29She says she goes to the market every day, and the rice never runs out.

00:34The rice is still expensive now.

00:37The lowest price I can buy is 45 pesos.

00:42Oh, it's 50 pesos.

00:44It's easy for us.

00:46She says she can't do anything because she knows that rice cannot run out when it comes to eating.

00:51It's important for us because we eat it every day.

00:56Morning, afternoon, and evening.

00:58But just like Eveline, there will be a few changes for some of our countrymen.

01:03Starting tomorrow, the Department of Agriculture will establish the President's Kiosk in several markets in NCR,

01:11where you can buy well-milled rice for 40 pesos per kilo.

01:16It will be the first to be sold in public markets in Metro Manila,

01:19particularly in Guadalupe, Kamuning, Malabon, Pasay, and Las Piñas.

01:25Aside from this, the government's target is to open the President's Kiosk in other markets in Metro Manila.

01:32These are the markets where the price of rice is a bit high at the moment.

01:40And you can check, actually, it's in the range of 45 to more than 50 pesos, especially in Pasay.

01:48But it's not just in the markets.

01:51They will also sell cheap rice at LRT Station in Monumento and MRT Station in North Avenue.

01:57There are bags of 5 to 10 kilos of rice.

02:00But you can still buy a kilo of rice.

02:05And there's no limit to how much you can buy.

02:09We don't have any issue in terms of volume and stocks that we have when it comes to rice.

02:16According to the DA, he hopes that this will not only spread in Metro Manila, but also in other provinces.

02:23We'll start with Metro Manila and eventually expand to other provinces.

02:30How will the rice be harvested?

02:33Imported and locally grown.

02:36The President's Kiosk opens on Tuesday to Saturday,

02:40from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

02:43Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture is pushing for the re-establishment of the Anti-Rice Wastage Act.

02:50Under this anti-rice wastage act, restaurants are forced to serve half a cup of rice.

02:58For Tatay Donato, this must be passed.

03:01Because of the wasted rice of the customers in the market.

03:05Sometimes, you can't eat that.

03:10It's so weak. We can only eat the birds.

03:14Based on the data of the Philippine Rice Institute of Field Rice,

03:17more than a tablespoon of rice is wasted by Filipinos every day.

03:21This is equivalent to 250,000 metric tons per year, or more than 5 million bags of rice.

03:28If this is not wasted, it can feed 2.8 million Filipinos.

03:34From PTV, I'm Sayan Mirafuentes, Balitang Pambansa.

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