BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez announced on Monday, June 2, that the city government will officially launch its P20 per kilo rice program on Thursday, June 5. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. will lead the launching of the program with an initial budget of P8 million. ...
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...
President Marcos said the government is studying the imposition of a floor price for palay to ensure rice farmers are protected from losses due to erratic market prices. MPC Photo In a dialogue with farmers in Bulacan on Wednesday, May 28, the President said the government is modeling it after the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to include minimum wage earners in the government’s ongoing ₱20-per-kilo rice program beginning next month, further expanding access to cheaper rice. In a statement, the DA said it has “agreed in principle” with the Department of Labor and...
CEBU CITY – After opposing the controversial P20-per-kilo rice program during the campaign period, Cebu governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro has changed tune and is now open to supporting the initiative. Baricuatro said she will support the program and depending on the budget, will expand it by...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – Rice for P20 per kilo can now be purchased here following the launching of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo on Friday, May 16. RESIDENTS purchase P20 rice at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, on May 16. (Santa Rosa City Information Office FB) It is available to...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Vulnerable groups in Pangasinan have expressed gratitude to the national government on Thursday as the P20-per-kilo rice program was officially launched here, offering welcome relief amid rising food prices. PEOPLE buying P20-per-kilo rice in Quezon City. (Santi San Juan)...
Malacañang has called on newly elected local officials to support the continued implementation of President Marcos’ “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” program, as P20 per kilo rice becomes available in more Kadiwa centers nationwide. 'BENTENG BIGAS MERON NA ' — An elderly man buys rice...
The Philippines, the world ’s top rice importer, is expected to purchase a record-high volume of rice in the upcoming marketing year (MY), as the country sees continued growth in consumption, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its latest “Grain: World Markets...
Beginning May 13, a day after the midterm elections, Filipinos can purchase ₱20-per-kilo rice at a dozen Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) stores across Metro Manila and nearby provinces. The Department of Agriculture (DA) earlier launched the pilot program of the government’s ₱20 rice program on May 1...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is hoping that the next crop of lawmakers will prioritize restoring the National Food Authority’s (NFA) regulatory powers—such as the authority to sell rice directly to the public—as a measure to stabilize rice prices and supply. In a press briefing on...
A look at the ₱20-per-kilo rice in Cebu City (DA photo) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel spearheaded the launch of the agency’s ₱20-per-kilo rice program in Cebu City on Thursday, May 1, describing it as the fulfillment of President Marcos’...
