00:00Today, President Quios opened the case that sells 40 pesos per kilo of well-milled rice to some families in Metro Manila.
00:10This is part of the Rice for All program of the government that has a long-term goal to address the discrepancies
00:16by lowering the price of imported rice and the high retail price.
00:22The Department of Agriculture or DA promised that this is not only for Metro Manila
00:28but because it is possible that in the next year, they will also build a rice production center in the provinces.
00:34Aside from the public market, 41 rice production centers in the country already have a Rice for All program.
00:41The government also said that the stock of rice for the program will not be short.
00:46The rice production centers will be open every Tuesday to Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm.
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