D.A., ikinakasa ang paglulunsad ng "Rice-for-All” program

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00:00The Department of Agriculture is now implementing the Rise for All program

00:04that will bring in cheaper rice for purchase,

00:07not only for the vulnerable sector, but for all Filipinos.

00:11That and more in the report of Bella Lesboras.

00:17If Ms. Belin is the one who will ask,

00:19she is a part of a huge group of people who will benefit from the 29 pesos per kilo of rice

00:25that can be purchased in Kadiwa Stores.

00:28She is a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps.

00:32And because she is also in Kadiwa Outlet,

00:35she will be able to buy cheap vegetables and other agricultural products.

00:40As a member of 4Ps, the cheap price of a kilo of rice is a big thing

00:46because I am also a solo parent, I don't have a husband.

00:49I am the only one taking care of my children.

00:51I am the only one studying.

00:53That's why it's a big thing for us.

00:55I go to the sideline to wash.

00:57Then I have a shop inside.

01:00We also go to the market when we go to the market.

01:03There's even a rope there.

01:04Sometimes it's dangerous because of the rope.

01:06Friday of Marangkada is the large-scale trial of Program 29.

01:11In Kadiwa Stores in Metro Manila and Bulacan,

01:14the price of rice is only 29 pesos per kilo,

01:18including Manila, Taguig, Las Piñas, Caloocan, Marikina, Valenzuela, and San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.

01:26This is open for the so-called vulnerable sector,

01:29including 4Ps, which includes single parents, persons with disabilities, and senior citizens.

01:37But the Department of Agriculture is also planning to launch the Rice for All Program

01:43or Murang Bigas para sa Lahat ng Pilipino.

01:46This means that not only the vulnerable sector will benefit from rice

01:50that is being sold at a lower price compared to the market.

01:54According to Agriculture Assistant Secretary Genevieve Guevara,

01:57the price of their rice will range from 45 to 48 pesos per kilo.

02:04Their target is to sell it in Kadiwa Stores, but it will eventually be sold to other families.

02:11Meanwhile, the DA is confident that they can continue to sell rice for 29 pesos.

02:18Guevara said that the purchase of NFA rice will continue

02:22because there is a buffer stock that needs to be filled.

02:24It can then be used in programs for Murang Bigas.

02:29For now, the DA's buffer stock is 10,000 metric tons

02:33for the 29th program that is expected to last up to three months.

02:38Melalas Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.