"We are trying our best to figure out and think of ways (to achieve the P20 per kilo of rice). Almost every week, this (P20 per kilo of rice) is our major topic, on how to bring down (the retail price of rice) to the level of P20 (per kilo)," Tiu Laurel said in a television interview hours before the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos yesterday.
Reducing the price of rice to P20 per kilo was one of the campaign promises Marcos made during the 2022 presidential race.
"It is for this reason that we started our initial target as we need to implement a step-by-step approach. If we can achieve our initial target and the P29 per kilo (of rice) becomes sustainable for our disadvantaged (sectors) in Kadiwa centers, we will try to expand this and try to lower (the retail prices of rice) up to P20 (per kilo)," Tiu Laurel said.
The Kadiwa outlets sell rice at P29 per kilo every Friday, Saturday and Sunday to vulnerable households that include members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), solo parents, senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
"It involves a lot of things. It needs a whole-of-DA, wholeof-nation approach, from the cost of seeds, postharvest, roads, cheap fertilizer and the need for higher recovery of palay during drying," Tiu Laurel added.
Tiu Laurel said that the DA targets to increase the recovery rate of palay to 67 percent from 55 percent.
Denne historien er fra July 23, 2024-utgaven av The Philippine Star.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra July 23, 2024-utgaven av The Philippine Star.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Sara moves to terminate fund misuse probe
Vice President Sara Duterte appeared at yesterday’s hearing of the House committee on good government and public accountability, but refused to take her oath and requested the committee to terminate the hearing on the past expenditures of her office.
Marcos: Cough, cold won't slow me down
President Marcos has a cough and cold, but assured the public that his situation would not slow him down.
Monsoon, Ferdie, Gener leave 20 dead, 14 missing
Twenty people were killed while 14 others remain missing due to the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said yesterday.
Former PS-DBM exec in Pharmally mess nabbed
NO SP TREAT Un the re person Pre Sara D refu take he duri hea the com ΟΙ gover and accoun The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is looking at filing a resolution with the United Nations General Assembly or UNGA to address the escalating tension in the West Philippine Sea due to China's continuous aggression.
Qualified trafficking raps filed vs Alice Guo
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed on Tuesday before a Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) a qualified human trafficking case against dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo over her alleged involvement in the Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub raided in her municipality.
PNP: Harry Roque still in Phl
Harry Roque is still in the country, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said yesterday, as the manhunt for the former presidential spokesman intensified following an arrest order issued by the quad committee of the House of Representatives.
Comelec expects last-minute surge in voter registration
As the end of the voters’ registration nears on Sept. 30, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sees a surge in the number of aspiring voters filing their applications.
Marbil: 24 ex-PNP chiefs probed over Guo ties
An investigation is underway on 24 former chiefs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to find out who may have aided dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo escape.
Outstanding public servants cited
President Marcos yesterday awarded outstanding public servants.
Sara wishes Willie Ong 'speedy, complete' recovery
Setting aside past political differences, Vice President Sara Duterte has wished health advocate and cardiologist Willie Ong \"a speedy and complete recovery.
