DSWD to Receive 490,000 Sacks of Rice From NFA - BusinessWorld Online

DSWD to receive 490,000 sacks of rice from NFA - BusinessWorld Online

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday it will supply the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with 490,000 sacks of rice for its feeding program and relief operations. The rice will be provided to the DSWD between June and December, the DA said in a statement. It said the drawdowns from the National Food Authority (NFA) will allow the grains agency to buy more palay (unmilled rice) from farmers. “This clears space in …

DA: 35K SACKS OF NFA P20/KILO RICE SENT TO CEBU

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the National Food Authority’s (NFA) send-off of 35,000 bags of rice bound for Central Visayas. It is the second shipment under the pilot implementation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s P20 rice program—a campaign promise he aims to sustain until the end of his term in June 2028. Tiu Laurel, who also chairs the NFA Council, was joined by NFA Administrator Larry Lacson as they conducted a final…

DA secretary joining Bacolod launching of P20 rice program

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is joining the launching of the sale of rice at P20 per kilo in Bacolod City on Thursday morning, June 5, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said. The National Food Authority has 9,000 sacks of rice that the Bacolod City government will avail of for the P20 a kilo rice […]