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00:00 The price of rice in Bicol is now reaching P75 per kilo.

00:05 According to a group, some brands of canned sardines have also gone up.

00:09 But there is a cooking hackbang to overcome that.

00:12 Bernadette Reyes was able to find out.

00:14 Rice in Nagas City is now P67.

00:21 But according to the group Bantay Bigas,

00:23 rice in other places in Bicol is now reaching P75 per kilo.

00:28 P60 is the lowest.

00:30 In Mindoro, a rice producing province,

00:33 P58 to P60 per kilo of rice.

00:36 The government always says that

00:38 our production is increasing,

00:41 but the price of rice is still high.

00:43 It's still increasing.

00:45 We expect that it will go down

00:47 because our production is increasing.

00:49 We have importation.

00:51 In this store in Quezon City,

00:53 P60 is also the highest price of rice.

00:56 It's hard to buy rice.

00:58 Before, if we bought just P1,000,

01:02 it would be P1,300.

01:04 According to Bantay Bigas,

01:06 the Department of Agriculture

01:08 does not feel that consumers

01:10 have solutions to lower the price of rice.

01:13 When it's built, they will fix the post-harvest facilities,

01:17 they will fix the cold storage.

01:20 They are already doing that.

01:22 They are not really rooting out

01:24 the reason why we are constantly running out of food.

01:28 The Department of Agriculture

01:30 says that the government is trying

01:32 to help farmers by providing

01:35 rice, water, and machinery

01:38 to increase the production of rice.

01:40 Last year, the Philippines

01:42 exported more than 20 million metric tons of rice.

01:46 Imported rice is expensive.

01:48 P600 to P700.

01:50 The mandate of the DA is really to have

01:54 more productivity in our farms.

01:56 To increase the local production of rice.

01:59 According to the Department of Agriculture,

02:01 because of the effect of El Niño,

02:03 the production of rice could decrease this year.

02:06 But the government is working on ways

02:09 to ensure that there is enough supply of rice in the country.

02:12 We're talking with Vietnam

02:14 for the five-year framework agreement.

02:16 But we are also diversifying the sources of rice

02:20 beyond Vietnam and our neighbors.

02:24 Even canned sardines,

02:25 which is one of the most affordable foods,

02:27 is now expensive.

02:29 DTI has already approved

02:30 two pesos or more in some brands.

02:33 DTI is a good can of sardines manufacturer

02:36 that plans to launch Pinoy sardines

02:39 or a more affordable alternative for those who want to buy.

02:42 At present, it is available in bread.

02:46 That's why we have Pinoy Tasty and Pinoy Pandesal.

02:49 But the Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines

02:52 will take a few more months to launch it.

02:55 But for now, they are looking for ways

02:58 to lower the price of the Pinoy sardines.

03:02 We may be looking for new sources of tomato paste.

03:06 We also want to work on vegetables,

03:09 our spices and flavoring items

03:15 from agricultural products like rice, pepper, etc.

03:20 For GMA Integrated News,

03:22 Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.

03:25 [♪♪]

Bentahan ng bigas sa Bicol, umaabot sa P75/kg — Bantay Bigas | 24 Oras

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