00:00The Department of Agriculture will expand the sale of NFA rice to the whole country
00:04in the time that the Philippines is under the Food Security Emergency.
00:08According to Agriculture Secretary Francisco T. Laurel Jr.,
00:12aside from the National Capital Region,
00:14the government is also providing assistance to other local governments,
00:18especially in places near the NFA warehouses that are full of rice.
00:21As of now, 450,000 kilos of NFA rice has been sold to Metro Manila,
00:27and it is possible that deliveries to the cities will start on February 7 or 15.
00:32T. Laurel is positive that the National Price Coordinating Council's resolution
00:38for the declaration of the Food Security Emergency will be accepted.
00:41First, the DA stated that the declaration of the Food Security Emergency
00:45will be needed to lower the price of rice in the markets
00:48and to expand the NFA warehouses
00:50so that new rice can be purchased this harvest season.
00:55It will be nationwide, let's say Mindoro.
00:58In Mindoro, Calapan and San Jose definitely have a lot of NFA stocks in Mindoro.
01:05It will be foolish for us to mill it and send it to Luzon or Mindanao
01:11because of additional freight costs.
01:13So if it can be consumed within Mindoro, then we will try to finish it.
01:19And maybe Mindoro will also supply Cebu.
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