Purchase limit para sa P29/kilo na bigas, hanggang 30 kilos na

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00:00From the previous 10 kilos, up to 30 kilos of 29 pesos per kilo of rice

00:06can be bought by those in the vulnerable sector.

00:09This is the report of Clayzel Pardilla.

00:13In the household, the senior citizen, Nanay Trining,

00:18spends her family's daily expenses.

00:21That's why it's important to her that the Department of Agriculture

00:25gives her 29 pesos of rice.

00:28But in the past, she can only buy up to 10 kilos of rice.

00:32Good news for her,

00:34the purchase limit for rice is tripled to 29.

00:39Before, we used to buy 60 kilos of rice.

00:42Now, it's 48, 58, 52.

00:4729 is a big help for us.

00:52We can save money.

00:55How can you save money now that you're old?

00:59With medicines and vitamins.

01:02From the previous 10 kilos,

01:04up to 30 kilos of 29 pesos per kilo of rice

01:09can be bought by those in the vulnerable sector,

01:11like senior citizens,

01:13single parents,

01:15and indigents

01:17under the P-29 Rice Program

01:20of the Administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

01:24According to her,

01:26it's intended to reduce the cost of food

01:29for the poorest Filipinos.

01:31This is the help of our government

01:34especially for the vulnerable sectors

01:37like senior citizens,

01:39indigents,

01:41so that they can buy and get rice for their families.

01:48There's a budget of 5 billion pesos for the program

01:52which is expected to be beneficial

01:55for farmers this harvest season.

01:58By increasing the amount of rice

02:01that the vulnerable sectors can avail or can access

02:04from 10 kilos to 30 kilos,

02:07definitely, the buffer stocks of the NFA

02:13will be released

02:15so more space will be available

02:18for the NFA to buy more rice from the farmers

02:22especially during the harvest season.

02:24The rice of the farmers is bought

02:27for P18 to P24 pesos

02:29by the National Food Authority

02:32depending on whether it's dry or wet.

02:34The Department of Agriculture is already in the process

02:36of procurement

02:38of buying trucks

02:40that will help the farmers

02:43to transport their rice

02:45to the NFA buying stations.

02:47The Department of Agriculture continues

02:49to ask for help from the farmers.

02:51Just recently,

02:53President Marcos inspected

02:55the new rice processing complex in Isabela.

02:58Here, the rice can be dried,

03:01ground, and turned into imbacan

03:03to help reduce the damage

03:06or rotting rice

03:08while maintaining good quality.

03:11These steps are in line

03:13with President Marcos' aspiration

03:16to help farmers

03:18while increasing the supply of food

03:21to a certain extent.

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