President Marcos confidently pronounced that he will be able to sustain the implementation of the P20 per kilo of rice until the end of his term. Marcos said he will find a way to achieve it. "Watch me sustain it. And then, we 'll talk in May of 2028, natuloy ba o hindi (did it happen or...
The government has increased the maximum kilos of rice a household can buy from Kadiwa stores to 30 kilos, an Agriculture official said. P45 well-milled rice is being sold at the Kadiwa store in the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) in Manila on Aug. 1, 2024. (Arnold Quizol | MB File Photo) In a...
The signing of memorandum of understanding between the Department of Agriculture and PHLPost (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Agriculture (DA) is partnering with the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) to bring the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) program to post offices nationwide,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed optimism that consumers would see lower food prices in the coming months, following the anticipated return of food production and supply to normal levels. During a news forum on Saturday, Jan. 18, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the agency is...
The Department of Agriculture will soon set up Kadiwa stores at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations to expand the reach of affordable rice to as many Filipino consumers. DA Assistant Secretary Genevieve Guevarra said MRT and LRT stations are among the areas where the...
Filipinos will have stable access to rice in the coming Christmas season despite the subsequent typhoons that struck the country’s agricultural lands these past weeks, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Engr. Eduardo Guillen said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
President Marcos ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to expand its P29 rice program and establish more Kadiwa centers across the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (center) meets DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel (2nd...
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. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos reminded that Kadiwa stores should only be selling rice for P29 per kilo, adding the P50 per kilo rice must...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is planning to put Kadiwa retail stores in select Metro Manila wet and dry markets within the first quarter of 2023 in a bid to make affordable foods accessible to all Filipinos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Kadiwa ng Pasko caravan...
Even as the price of onions in the market remains very high, cheaper ones will no longer be available in Kadiwa stores as it decided to stop its sale of such product on Friday, Jan. 13, the Department of Agriculture (DA) disclosed. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) According to Agriculture Assistant...
PUBLiCUS Asia Inc.'s 2022 End of the Year poll showed that “Kadiwa ng Pasko,” a national caravan where basic goods are sold at a lower price, emerged as the top approved program of the national government in the fourth quarter of 2022. In a public briefing on Friday, Dec. 16, PUBLiCUS Asia Inc....
