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Grocery store chain operator MerryMart Grocery Centers Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to sell rice at affordable prices, as low as ₱29 per kilo, in its establishments. DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for...

The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) is welcoming the plan of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to have groceries and convenience stores sell affordable rice, ranging from P29 to P45. PRA President Roberto Claudio gave this affirmation on the sidelines of the 2025 CEO Awards in Bonifacio...

House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office)           Congress has set aside funds from the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024 for the implementation of a program that would pull down the price of good quality rice by almost half for the benefit of...

BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government has partnered once anew with the Federation of Irrigators Association of Central Negros-Bago River Irrigation System (FIACN-BRIS) to provide affordable rice to the people of  Negros Occidental. PEOPLE purchase P25 per kilo rice in a ‘Bigasan ng...