Rice price up in SurSur
By Greg Tataro Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 9 – The price of commercial rice went up as
much as P3.00 per kilo as of latest market monitoring, according to the
National Food Authority (NFA) in Surigao del Sur.
Alvin Balatero, NFA Provincial Operations Officer,
explained that the movement in prices might be caused by the price of inputs or
factors of production, thus the cost of producing the goods increased.
He said that while farm gate price here only ranges
from P19 to 20 per kilo, however, the transport from the province to somewhere
else outside and then back again after milling would cost traders a lot due to
oil price hike.
The prevailing price of regular-milled rice (RMR)
was only noted at P37.00 a kilo but it went up to P40.00 already based on the
Weekly Cereal Price Monitoring dated February 8, 2018. The NFA here placed its “price range” from as
low as P32.00 to as high as P44.00 per kilo this week. Also, the price of the same variety was just
P40.00 per kilo at the most.
The well-milled rice (WMR) had P2.00 per kilo in
price increase from P43.00 to P45.00, as logged on the same price chart, the
same increase in price of premium rice from P48.00 to P50.00 per kilo.
Meanwhile, Balatero expressed sigh of relief when
told that the planned rice importation already got a nod based on the latest
news reports, admitting that their warehouse stock balance would be good only
for four days.
It was learned that the NFA here just had a total
of 14,880 bags in all three warehouses – or 9,307 bags in Tandag City; 2,891
bags in Mangagoy, Bislig City; and 2,682 bags in Cantilan town. In fact, the
provincial operations officer said that they had been on a limited mode of
distribution, particularly in Bislig City since the start of this month. This
was on a “five-bag-per-retailer-per-week.”
Asked about his opinion whether rice prices would
settle down should NFA flood the market with rice at P37.00 per kilo, but he
replied in the negative.
On February 8, NFA Provincial Manager May Sara
Atomar was in Bislig City to meet with some licensed grains retailers,
according to Balatero. (GTataro Jr., Radyo Pilipinas-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del
Sur)
PSA prepares for the conduct of crop production
survey

BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 9 – The Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) will conduct a Crops Production Survey (CrPS) to generate basic
production statistics for crops other than palay and corn at the national,
regional and provincial levels. Fruits, Vegetables and Non-food and Industrial
Commercial Crops (NFICC) are three commodity groups for other crops sub-sector.
It covers more than 200 crops of which 19 are considered major crops. It also
releases data on volume of production, area planted/harvested and number of
bearing trees/hills/vines.
CrPS is undertaken nationwide in a quarterly basis.
It is conducted during the last ten days of the second month of the current
quarter, which is simultaneously collected with Farm Price Survey.
The survey uses Sampling Design in which farms are
classified into small and large farms according to area planted to a specific
crop. For large farms, a maximum of five (5) plantations are covered based on
the cut-off area. While for small farms, the top five (5) producing
municipalities based on the volume of production are chosen through Key
Informant (KI) Approach.
All the data and information collected by the hired
Statistical Researchers from sample farmer-producers shall be kept strictly
confidential and shall not be used for purposes of taxation, investigation or
regulation as provided under Article 55 of Republic Act (RA) no. 10625,
otherwise known as the "Philippine Statistical Act of 2013."
(PSA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
SurSur tourism office seeks Valentine’s treat for
poor kids
By Greg Tataro, Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 9 – At least,
for once, this Valentine’s month, kids stripped of “life’s niceties,” may
experience how it is to feel special!
The Provincial Tourism Office in the city, backed
by the Provincial Tourism Council and Surigao del Sur Governor Vicente “BB”
Pimentel, Jr., has organized a charity event that will be held at the Capitol
grounds on February 13 to 15, 2018.
Maryvil Cruz, provincial tourism chief, announced
on February 5 that their office had already started signing up with any
interested party who would be willing to join in what was dubbed as “Adopt a
Child on Hearts’ Day.”
During the three-day affair for a cause, the
Governor’s Band would play their best to entertain the sponsoring public with
their lovely tone and innate musicality every night.
No less than 50 undernourished and less-privileged
children were said to have been picked out from notably slum areas here with
the aid of both the Nutrition and Social Welfare and Development Offices at the
provincial level under Ermelinda Ascares and May Navidad Salinas,
respectively.
"With parent’s consent, a ready contract good
only for “one day” for each kid would be signed by and between the so-called
“foster parent” and their office as “trustee” for the said purpose," Cruz
said. (GTataro, Jr., Radyo Pilipinas-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
