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00:00We are here at San Juan City Hall where the sale of NFA rice has already started.
00:06You can buy NFA rice for P33 per kilo and P1,650 per cabin.
00:13That's P50 per kilo, right?
00:14But for each family, they can only buy one sack of rice.
00:20They need to register, there's a stab so that they can be sure that they can only buy one cabin.
00:27Some of our viewers said that they came here early to buy cheap rice.
00:31Ma'am, why did you come here to buy rice?
00:35Yes.
00:36Why?
00:37Because it's cheaper.
00:39It's really cheap.
00:40How much did you used to buy?
00:42We used to buy P25 per kilo, P1,300.
00:46But now, for each sack, we reduced it to P600.
00:52So you came here early?
00:54Yes.
00:55My husband and I.
00:58What are your calls to the government?
01:01Should they continue to buy cheap NFA rice?
01:03Yes.
01:04Because it's harder for us to buy this kind of cheap rice.
01:10How long have you been here?
01:12We are three.
01:14It's good that we have one more van.
01:16If you are the next one, would you like to buy more rice?
01:20Yes.
01:21Why?
01:22Because it's harder for us to buy this kind of rice.
01:25Thank you very much.
01:27Thank you, ma'am.
01:29There's a queue.
01:31There's a queue, ma'am.
01:33They have a queue.
01:35They will just pay.
01:37Wait a minute.
01:39They will just pay for the rice they bought.
01:43They will buy one sack.
01:45This is Agriculture Secretary Herman Chulo Rel.
01:50He is one of the founders of this NFA rice sale.
01:55P33 per kilo.
01:58This is under the Food Security Emergency of the government.
02:02Our countrymen can buy cheap rice.
02:07In the local government of San Juan,
02:10they are the first LGU to sell cheap NFA rice.
02:15That's why Secretary Laurel came here.
02:18To see that this can be sold.
02:20We can see that many of our countrymen came here early
02:26to make sure that they can buy rice.
02:29Because they said that the maximum that a family can buy
02:33is one sack of rice that is worth 1,650 pesos.
02:38That's what we can see.
02:41Let's just try to get close to Secretary Laurel
02:45so that we can know what...
02:47I will block you.
02:49I will block you.
02:50Okay, sir.
02:51Because of the plans to import onions,
02:56we have fish that the Department of Agriculture is planning to import.
03:02Their goal is to lower the price of this to our families
03:05and make it affordable to our consumers.
03:09They just want to make fun of this in the market.
03:11That's why they want to increase the price of this.
03:15If you can see there,
03:17Secretary Laurel and the local officials of San Juan
03:21are fighting to sell cheap NFA rice.
03:26I will go to the Secretary.
03:28Sir, Secretary, can I talk to you, sir?
03:30We are live on GMA7.
03:32Can I talk to you?
03:35Sir, sir, sir.
03:37Sir.
03:39Sir.
03:41Sir, good morning, Secretary.
03:42This is the sale of cheap rice.
03:44This is for all LGUs.
03:46What will you give to each LGU?
03:49Well, for now...
03:51First of all, I am thankful to San Juan to be the first one
03:54in the country to do this.
03:56They have a good system.
03:58Well, for now, there are a lot of NFA stocks that need to be moved out.
04:04For now, there is no limit.
04:06Our program is like a race to finish.
04:11Of course, if the demand of LGUs nationwide suddenly increases,
04:16then we will have to set the weekly limits.
04:19So you're saying that we have a lot of stocks.
04:21It's better to distribute it right away.
04:24Will there be a ceiling?
04:26They are saying that each family can buy one stock.
04:29Can it increase?
04:32It depends on each LGU.
04:35The DA cannot micromanage.
04:39There are a lot of LGUs all over the country.
04:44We leave it to the head of the, let's say, the mayors
04:48to decide how they will distribute it.
04:52When will the price of onions increase?
04:56It will come this week.
04:58What will be the impact on the price of onions?
05:00The price of onions should go down a bit.
05:04Or at least, it should not go up.
05:06Earlier, we went to the market.
05:08Each kilo of onions is P160.
05:10What will be the impact on the price of onions?
05:12Before we decided to enter the market,
05:16the price of onions reached P200.
05:19Then it floated to P170, P180.
05:22Now, we know that it will enter the market.
05:24That's why it's P160.
05:26Hopefully, it will go down from P130 to P150.
05:29Aside from onions, what are the other items?
05:31I saw that you're importing seafood products.
05:35We issued a new CNI,
05:37Certificate of Necessity for Seafoods.
05:41But that is primarily for those that are not available in the Philippines.
05:47Except for the sardines.
05:49I chose to include sardines
05:51because it's the cheapest source of protein for fish
05:53that can be bought by the locals.
05:56If the import of sardines enters the market,
05:59it can be sold at a retail price of P100 per kilo.
06:03So, it's a big thing.
06:04It will help.
06:05When will the new CNI be issued?
06:08It was issued last week.
06:11It will take 2 to 3 weeks for it to arrive.
06:16This is Secretary Herman Chulaurel
06:18for the sale of cheap rice here in San Juan City
06:22along with the local officials.
06:24They said that it depends on what the LGUs want to buy
06:28so that they can sell it cheaply to their constituents
06:31and because there are a lot of NFA rice stocks here in the Department of Agriculture.
06:35From here in San Juan City Hall, let's go back to the studio.
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