00:00The Department of Agriculture assured the security of food in the country.
00:03The government continues to work to continue lowering the prices of the main products.
00:09Civil Custodians of PTV Manila in Balitang Pabansa.
00:15The Department of Agriculture assured that the food supply in the country is sufficient.
00:20This was followed by the Social Weather Station Survey
00:23where 27.2% of Filipinos experienced involuntary hunger in the past three months, explained the DNDA.
00:31I do not see that there is a shortage of food.
00:35While definitely in some areas, you cannot discount that there is hunger because of...
00:40But I think that's more of economics, it's not agriculture-related.
00:46Because we have almost most of everything, especially this March, April, May, June.
00:52It is also possible that one of the reasons for the SWS Survey result was the dry season last year.
00:59Well, if the study was made before, meaning last quarter of last year,
01:06of course, every year, last quarter, all prices are rising.
01:10But if the study is done today, we can see that the prices in the market are going down.
01:19In the Special Market Monitoring of the DA and the Department of Trade and Industry yesterday,
01:23it was found that the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities are going down,
01:28especially when it is lowered to P45, the maximum suggested retail price of 5% broken imported rice since yesterday,
01:35from the previous P49 MSRP.
01:38Aside from this, the DA's programs are also followed to lower the prices in the market
01:43and ensure that there is a sufficient and non-wasteful food supply.
01:46This includes the President's Program, the establishment of MSRP support,
01:51and the establishment of 99 cold storage facilities for vegetables, fruits, and high-value crops.
01:57While the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Hunger-Free Program continues
02:01to provide benefits to the 300,000 households or 1.5 million individuals
02:07through the distribution of P3,000 food aid.
02:11These are followed by the government's program to ensure food security.
02:16From People's Television Network, Vel Custodio, Balitang Pambansa.
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