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As the Department of Agriculture announced that it will sell P20 per kilo rice in certain areas in the Visayas as President Marcos Jr promised in his 2022 Presidential campaign and will sell it nationwide until his term in 2028.
Kiko’s Pangilinan reaction below about the Php20.00 rice per kilo.
“Obviously, hindi marami ang makikinabang diyan,”. “Ang susi pa rin diyan eventually is paano yung papalawigin ‘yung ani ng ating mga farmers, para magkaroon ng sapat na supply. Kasi hindi bumababa ang presyo ng bigas dahil nga kulang ang supply.”
“For starters, at least may mga makikinabang and some will benefit. Pero I think it’s a stop-gap measure. We must be able to address ‘yung root causes. Bakit hindi productive ang farmers? Bakit hindi maganda ang ani? Bakit kulang ang government support sa mga rice farmers para makapag-produce ng sapat? ‘Yun pa rin ang pinakasusi,” Pangilinan, who served as the food security czar during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III from 2014 to 2015, said.
source: gma news
