US EditionSale of Rice at P20 per Kilo Gains Ground in Western Visayas
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Sale of rice at P20 per kilo gains ground in Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – The Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is gaining momentum across Western Visayas with several local governments ordering thousands of bags of the P20-per-kilogram rice for sale to vulnerable communities. Iloilo province has placed an initial order of 20,000 bags from the National Food Authority (NFA), specifically for distribution to malnourished families. The request was coursed throu…
4.5K wage earners in W. Visayas to access P20/kg rice program
ILOILO CITY – Some 4,500 minimum wage earners from Western Visayas stand to benefit from the pilot implementation of the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na!,” a project of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Following the nationwide…
The distribution of cheap rice under the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” (BBM) project continues in the province of La Union. Up to 1,075 minimum wage earners from various establishments purchased 10 kilos of NFA rice at ₱20 per kilo. According to DOLE Assistant Regional Director Honorina Dian-Baga, the BBM project is proof that ₱20 per kilo of rice is possible, and it is a fulfillment of the promise of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to provide assi…
Sale of P20 a kilo rice kicks off in Pulupandan
The sale of rice at P20 a kilo in Negros Occidental under the Bigasan ng Bayan program kicked off in Pulupandan town on Tuesday, June 24. The program benefited 500 residents from vulnerable sectors, who were able to purchase a maximum of P5 kilos of rice each. It was undertaken by the Negros Occidental provincial […]
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