Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Saturday stated the P15,000 monetary help for certified rice retailers affected by the value cap on common and well-milled rice varieties could possibly be elevated.
“Nakausap natin ang Pangulo. Inatasan niya ang DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) at DSWD na mag-calibrate pa para masiguro na kung kulang pa ‘yun, hindi tayo mag-aatubili na mag-adjust at magdagdag pa,” Gatchalian stated in an interview on Dobol B sa GTV.
(We acquired to speak to the President. He instructed the DTI and DSWD to calibrate and verify the monetary help. If it isn’t sufficient, it must be elevated.)
The DSWD chief stated that the company and the DTI are at present distributing the money help to affected retailers in three cities, specifically Caloocan, Quezon City, and San Juan.
“Para sa Pangulo, importante na mapangalagaan ang kapakanan ng mga MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises). Alam natin na may sakripisyo sila ngayong mga panahon na ito kaya gusto ng gobyerno na matulungan sila. Alam natin na kahit negosyante sila, maliliit silang negosyante,” Gatchalian stated.
(For the President, it’s important that the MSMEs be assisted. We know they’ve made sacrifices throughout this time so the federal government needs to assist them. We know that though they’re merchants, they’re small merchants.)
Small retailers affected by the rice value cap might obtain P15,000 monetary help beneath the company’s Sustainable Livelihood Program.
On the opposite hand, the DTI and the Department of Agriculture (DA) will give you a mechanism and a listing of beneficiaries for the help.
The money support was meant to ease the monetary burden of small retailers who can be pressured to promote their shares at a loss or a lot decrease than how a lot they purchased their shares for retail because of the imposition of the P41 per kilo value cap on common milled rice and P45 per kilo on well-milled rice.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s approval of the value ceiling stemmed from the surge in retail costs of rice in native markets, which ranged from P45 to P70 per kilo.
Marcos stated Monday that the obligatory value ceiling on rice would solely be non permanent. He additionally stated the federal government has a plan for rice retailers who could be adversely affected by the value ceiling.
The value ceiling on rice took impact on Tuesday, September 5. —KG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
