00:00The Department of Agriculture has not yet received an official copy of the resolution for the declaration of the Food Security Emergency on rice
00:07from the National Price Coordinating Council or NPCC.
00:10According to DA spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Arnel Demesa,
00:14even though the resolution has been approved, they have not yet received a copy from the NPCC.
00:19And because there is still no copy, the DA will not be able to do anything about it.
00:24Demesa admitted that the Food Security Emergency on rice still needs to be declared,
00:29even though the price has already dropped in some markets.
00:32Through the Food Security Emergency,
00:34the National Food Authority or NFA will be able to issue the 300,000 metric tons of rice
00:40that was purchased from farmers last year.