00:00The Department of Agriculture is now preparing to make rice-for-all available in supermarkets.
00:08Vel Custodio of PTV, in Balitang Pambansa.
00:12Mother Estrilita was happy to hear that the President's rice-for-all program will be available in supermarkets.
00:20I'm already there in Mura, because at least we don't have to afford expensive rice.
00:28And the rice in Mura is also expensive, our food is also expensive, it's also soft, and it's expensive.
00:37So I'm already there in Mura.
00:39The Department of Agriculture is now preparing to make rice-for-all available in supermarkets.
00:45Recently, DA Secretary Francisco T. Laurel, Jr. visited the leading supermarket chains in the National Capital Region,
00:54where the supermarket chains are offering rice-for-all that will be sold here.
01:00How many people can buy rice under the program?
01:035% broken rice, sold for P45 per kilo,
01:0725% rice for P38 per kilo,
01:10100% broken rice, or the price of rice that can be bought for P36,
01:15and P29 per kilo of National Food Authority rice stocks that are available for vulnerable sectors.
01:21The Department of Agriculture is also planning the details for the rice-for-all program rollout in the supermarket,
01:27as well as the timeline for its implementation.
01:30The Department of Agriculture is also continuing to coordinate with local government units in Metro Manila
01:35for the target of making the Department of Agriculture available in 150 public and private markets in Metro Manila.
01:41From the People's Television Network, Vel Custodio, Balitang Pambansa.
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