00:00The Agriculture Department is feeling the effects of the actions of the government to reduce the rapid increase of food prices.
00:14According to DA's spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Abdel Temeza,
00:18as part of the assistance, the sales of imported rice, where there was a 20% rise in inflation from January to July last year,
00:30has decreased by almost 15% up to 5% in November.
00:36However, this increase is needed, so the National Food Security Emergency has been declared.
00:44He also called for the implementation of the Rice for All Program and the Twenty-Nine Pesos Program
00:51under the leadership of the President so that the maximum suggested retail price for broken imported rice will not be cut.
01:02DA believes that inflation will continue to be lowered in the coming days with the help of various government interventions.
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