00:00We have a follow-up question for Asec Arnel from Bernadette Reyes of GMA News.
00:06When will the removal of the label, sir, on rice be implemented and how will it help to get rid of those who repeat it?
00:14She's right because when Secretary Kiko Tsu-Laurel and Secretary Roque of DTI in the Guadalupe market last passed judgment,
00:23one of the things that we noticed is that there are rice that should be priced at P50 level,
00:30but we saw that it was P60 because of the labeling of premium and special.
00:35And that's what our secretariat emphasized, to remove these labels.
00:40There was a first hearing yesterday and now there is an ongoing consultation with some industry stakeholders on rice.
00:50In the coming days, there will be an announcement of our action on the removal of premium and special labels
00:59and we will see which one is better for the welfare of our countrymen.
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