CEBU CITY – Rice that can be bought at P20 per kilo is possible after all. The Cebu provincial government on Tuesday, November 28, launched the Sugbo Merkadong Barato (SMB) program where rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) is sold at P20 a kilo. The launching of the SMB program is part of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (leftmost) weighs rice grains with Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia (2nd from right) and Deputy Speaker Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco (rightmost) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has declared his "all-out" support to a program in Cebu...
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....
The promise to bring down the price of rice to P20 per kilo is not within reach soon, given the several issues affecting the agriculture sector. This was admitted by Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla in a Palace briefing on Tuesday, Aug. 1, noting that it will not be...
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...
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique (PNA) – Vegetables, fruits, and other commodities sold at lower prices, including President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) rice sold at P20 per kilo, are available in 16 Kadiwa trading stores in Antique. Engr. Israel de Guzman, general manager of the Jubilee Agila...
The potential revival of the Masagana 99 program should have a higher target yield of palay (unhusked rice) in order to fulfill President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s election campaign promise of P20-per-kilo rice. Thus, said administration solon Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
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...
