President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) A staunch ally of President Marcos in the House of Representatives says that P20 per kilo rice is doable as early as next year, if only to benefit low-income families in the country. According to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) President Marcos is not giving up on his campaign promise to reduce the retail price of rice to P20 per kilo during his term, according to House Speaker...
President Marcos is not giving up on attaining the P20 per kilo of rice, saying there is always a chance for it. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PCO) "May chance lagi ‘yan (It always has a chance),” Marcos said when asked if the P20 per kilogram of rice is still...
DA Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian (Screenshot from YouTube live) Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian has admitted before House of Representatives members that it's not part of the agency’s plans to reduce the retail price of rice to P20....
Although it would not be an easy road, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin expressed confidence that the Marcos administration may soon achieve its campaign promise of P20-per-kilo rice. (Keith Bacongco/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) While the official did not give a timetable when this goal would be...
Palay or unhusked rice (MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed ahead of the start of the second regular session to help President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. achieve his election campaign promise of lowering the cost of rice to P20 per kilo. "The President wants the price of rice...
For P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon, the agricultural math simply doesn't allow for rice to be sold at P20 per kilo. "Paano.magiging P20 ang bigas kung ang fertilizer more than 3K per bag ? #mgainutil (How can rice retail for P20 per kilo if fertilizers cost more than 3K per bag?)" Guazon...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise to bring down the cost of rice to P20 per kilo is hard to achieve at this time with the lack of budgetary support to the agriculture sector, outgoing Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Tuesday, June 14. “Given the...
Local farmers stood their ground reiterating that the P20 per kilo rice promise will not happen under the national government’s existing land reform program. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Tuesday, June 7, slammed the Department of...
