00:00The National Food Authority, or NFA, agreed to buy rice from local farmers
00:06despite the agency's limited funding.
00:09According to Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro,
00:14the NFA is ready to rent an additional warehouse to meet the need for the impact of rice.
00:21Castro also said that the NFA will buy fresh rice
00:25for P18-19 pesos per kilo, depending on the region,
00:29and P24 pesos per kilo for clean and dry rice.
00:34Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture agreed to add P10 billion
00:39for the purchase of rice and rehabilitation of warehouses.
