Iloilo City Pushes for Institutionalizing Kadiwa Program

Kadiwa Institutionalization In Iloilo City To Ensure Aid For Farmers

The planned institutionalization of the Kadiwa Program in Iloilo City will provide sustained support for local farmers while offering Ilonggos access to affordable rice under the National Irrigation Administration’s (NIA) PHP29 per kilo rice program and the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Rice-for-All initiative. Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquatic, and Natural Resources committee chair lawyer Frances Grace Par…

Iloilo City Pushes for Institutionalizing Kadiwa Program

By Rjay Zuriaga Castor The Iloilo City Council is proposing the institutionalization of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program, which aims to provide affordable, high-quality rice to vulnerable sectors in the city. Councilor Frances Grace Parcon, chair of the committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquatic and Natural Resources, said the city already has initiatives like Mercado Local and Uswag Rolling Store, which were developed during the pandemic to prov…