IATF approves P31B for DA's 'Plant, Plant, Plant Program'

The government is allocating P31 billion for food sufficiency measures during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the budget which will now require President Duterte's approval under Republic Act No. 11469.

The Department of Agriculture’s 'Plant, Plant, Plant Program' aims to ensure food supply and make basic agricultural commodities more accessible and affordable.

The IATF also approved importing an additional 300,000 metric tons of rice through government-to-government arrangements with ASEAN trading partners if necessary.