00:00The government is moving to ensure that the effects of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will not impact
00:05the prices of food products.
00:07Kenneth Paschente keeps us up to speed on the measures laid out during the Uplift meeting which President Ferdinand R.
00:13Marcos Jr. led today.
00:17The government is standing with the people.
00:20This was assured by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. amid the effects on the country of the tensions in the
00:25Middle East.
00:26During the Uplift Committee meeting led by the President, the government laid out measures one by one to address the
00:32effects of the war and ensure that it will not impact food prices.
00:35The President said that the government will issue an executive order to implement a P50 price cap per kilo of
00:41well-milled rice.
00:42Kapag tumas kasi ang presyo ng langis, sumusunod ang presyo ng pagkain, yun ang ayaw naming mangyari.
00:49Nag-recommend na ng National Price Coordinating Council na price cap na P50 pesos pawat kilo sa imported na well
00:58-milled rice.
00:59At ilalabas natin ang executive order para may patupad na ito sa lalong mudaling panahon.
01:05He also said that the P20 Peso Rice Program has been expanded to 627 centers nationwide.
01:11Assistance for Farmers and Fisher Fogies also said.
01:14Mayroon ding dadating na tulong galing sa Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisher Folk and Families.
01:21Mahigit 4 milyong beneficiaryo ang makakatanggap ng 2,325 pesos bawat isa sa Abril.
01:30Mayroon ding fuel subsidy para sa mahigit na 40,000 na magsasaka.
01:35Ang atin man naman mga manging isda, makakatanggap na ng halos 100,000 na fuel card at fuel voucher.
01:44He added that the basic needs and commodities including rice remain at their suggested retail price.
01:50The government continues to coordinate with manufacturers to keep prices from increasing until next month.
01:54On oil supply, the President said that the Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation has ordered 1.04 million barrels
02:02of diesel.
02:03142,000 barrels have already been delivered this week while the remaining volume will arrive in the coming weeks.
02:09Nai-release na ng DBM ang 20 bilyong piso para sa procurement ng hanggang 2 milyong bariles na ang karagdagang
02:18langis.
02:20Sampung araw ito nadagdag sa ating buffer stock.
02:23Sa ngayon, may 51 days tayo na supply dito sa bansa.
02:28The Development Budget Coordination Committee is also set to meet to discuss emergency powers granted to the President to reduce
02:35or remove excise tax on oil.
02:37For now, the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market or WESEM is temporarily suspended to monitor electricity prices and prevent sudden increases.
02:45Simula March 26, pansamantalang sinuspindi ng RERC ang WESEM.
02:51Ibig sabihin, ipatutupad na ang optimal dispatch ng mas murang energy source tulad ng renewable.
02:59Magkakaroon din ng kontrol ang gobyerno sa presyuhan sa WESEM.
03:04Kasalukuyan itong inaayos na ng ERC.
03:06The President also said that the successful drilling at Camago 3 Well is a big help as it can produce
03:12up to 60 million cubic feet of gas per day.
03:15The Chief Executive also highlighted a 50% discount on LRT2 and MRT3 for commuters, as well as free rides
03:21in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao.
03:24This also includes a temporary toll discount for jeepneys, buses and freight food transport on NLEX, SLEX and STAR.
03:32He added that a P1 Roro terminal fee for vehicles carrying agricultural products will be implemented starting April 15.
03:39Of the 2.5 billion pesos allocated for fuel subsidy for more than 1.4 million driver beneficiaries and units,
03:46the President reported that 155 drivers and 55,252 units have already received subsidy amounting to 300 million pesos.
03:55Mahigit 256,000 na transport workers sa Metro Manila ang nakatanggap na ng 5,000 na cash assistance.
04:04May 1.28 billion pa na ibibigay.
04:08Magsisimula na ang nationwide na pagbigay sa April 6.
04:13The President also reported that more than 2,500 OFWs and 800 of their dependents have returned to the country
04:20from March 5 to 29
04:22and were assisted through the reintegration program.
04:25Thousands of OFWs in the Middle East have also received various forms of assistance.
04:30Habang may Pilipinong nangailangan ng tulong, patuloy kaming magsusumikap na ipaabot ito.
04:36Hindi kami titigil sa pagkilos hanggang maramdaman ito sa bawat tahanan.
04:41Ngayong Semana Santa, sa ating pagninilay at panalangin,
04:45naway isama po natin sa ating dasal ang kapayapaan at kaginahuan ng lahat.
04:52Kenneth Pasyente, from the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.
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