00:00The voters were happy after the Agriculture Department implemented the lower price of imported rice.
00:07The details in the national news of Mark Timbreza of IBC 13.
00:14Some voters in Kamuning Market were happy with the implementation of the Department of Agriculture
00:20with a lower price for imported rice that can be bought at a maximum suggested retail price of 49 pesos per kilo.
00:27It's a big help for me because in the past, we could only buy 2-3 kilos.
00:34Now, we can buy 5-10 kilos.
00:38The price of imported rice is lower compared to other types of rice.
00:44Of course, we buy 58 kilos.
00:47It's better, it's cheaper, you can save more on imported rice.
00:53The reason for lowering the price of imported rice from 52 pesos per kilo
00:58is because the price of imported rice in some provinces is lower and the price of corn is increasing.
01:05In addition, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiola Real Jr. assured that the Department of Agriculture
01:12will continue to work to lower the price of rice,
01:14where its target is to make the price of imported rice 45 pesos per kilo in March 31.
01:20The world price is decreasing and the price of imported rice is increasing.
01:23Our plan is to continue this trend by March 31.
01:28Maybe we will lower the price of imported rice to 45 pesos per kilo.
01:32National Irrigation Administrator Engineer Eduardo Guillen is also confident
01:36in the actions carried out by the agency to divert farmers
01:41by giving them new tools for farming and laying programs for them.
01:48There is also an agreement between NIA and Liga Municipalities
01:53to sell new rice to PWD, Purpose Members, and Single Parents
02:01at a price of 29 pesos.
02:04From IBC 13, Mark Timbreza for Balitang Pambansa.
