00:00The Department of Agriculture says the food supply is sufficient to tide over the effects
00:04of Super El Niño and that it has secured P45 billion in fertilizer assistance for farmers
00:10and fisherfolk. House lawmakers want a probe into the impact of Super El Niño on farmers,
00:15fisherfolk, and the government's preparations to protect the hardest-hit sectors.
00:20Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chula Rell Jr. says, quote-unquote, there's no reason to panic.
00:25But in general, I would just like to state that we are maintaining a healthy number of days of food
00:34sufficiency natin.
00:35Chula Rell gives a breakdown of the current supply as of Monday. Rice, 75 days. Chicken, 125 days. Pork, 170
00:43days. Corn, 90 days.
00:45We will always have the last resort. We have the option to import kung sakaling kukulangin.
00:50So, importante, maluwag ang mga ports natin at may available supply at nakamonitor naman tayo.
00:57Billions of pesos are earmarked for the agriculture sector, with the DA now having 6.2 billion pesos
01:03out of their 45 billion peso fund request to provide fuel and fertilizer aid.
01:08It will be possible for us.
01:10Disappointment of resources are deste country
