WATCH: Sally Rihad, 58, a farmer for 30 years, lauds the government for the operation of the rice processing system and other post-harvest facilities in Nueva Ecija. In an interview with the Integrated State Media on Friday (March 27, 2026), she said local farmers logged an increase in income with the utilization of the state’s modernized facilities.
“Dati, noong mga ahente lang ang bumibili, nasa PHP15 or PHP14 per kilogram lang po ‘yun, inaabot pa po ng PHP10 kapag tag-ulan... Inaabot naman na siya ngayon ng PHP18, PHP19. Sa ngayon, sa kasalukuyan pinakamataas is PHP26, napakalaking tulong po talaga,” she said. | Stephanie Sevillano