Marcos not aware of P50-rice sold in Kadiwa stores; insists it must only be at P29 per kilo
President Marcos said he is not aware that rice is sold at P50 per kilo in Kadiwa Center instead of the usual P29 per kilo.

Marcos reminded that Kadiwa stores should only be selling rice for P29 per kilo, adding the P50 per kilo rice must have come from other sources, not the government-run Kadiwa.
"Hindi ko alam 'yan dahil ang Kadiwa pinagbibili natin..chineck ko nga. Nagpapabili tayo — ang binebenta natin na bigas is 29 pesos kaya't hindi ko alam yung 50 pesos (I am not aware of that because we are selling rice at P29 in Kadiwa, so I do not know about the P50-rice)," he said when asked in an interview in General Santos City why there aren't P20 per kilo of rice in Kadiwa Center, but instead P50 per kilo.
"Baka hindi sa amin galing yun, baka sa ibang source yun kasi Kadiwa, 29 pesos ang presyo namin (It might not be from us, it might have came from other sources because at Kadiwa, the price is at P29)," Marcos added.
Kadiwa Centers are put up by the Department of Agriculture where famers, fisherfolks, and local producers can directly sell their goods without going through middlemen, eliminating additional expenses before their produce reaches the markets.
Goods sold in Kadiwa stores are supposed to be cheaper than those sold in the markets.