MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said that it is focusing its resources and programs on rice production and supply to minimize the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. 'Sa ngayon, ‘pag El Niño ang pinaguusapan ang focus really is on rice, kasi ayaw natin matamaan ang rice dahil we are a rice-eating country,' said DA spokesperson Kristine Evangelista in PTV's Laging Handa public briefing. (Right now, when we talk about El Niño, the focus really is on rice because we don't want rice to be affected since we are a nation of rice consumers.

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