P20/kilo rice Archives - Page 4 of 5

16
Jun

NFA commits support to rice farmers to ensure food security

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2 min read

By Kaiser Jan Fuentes LAPU-LAPU CITY — As provinces continue adopting the P20-per-kilo rice program, the National Food Authority (NFA) highlighted its strengthened mandate to support local farmers and ensure food security. The National Food Authority – Central Visayas (NFA-7) is now focused on maintaining emergency rice reserves while exclusively sourcing palay from Filipino farmers, […]

15
Jun

P20 rice launched for minimum wage earners in Davao del Sur

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1 min read

By JANDI ESTEBAN, GMA Regional TV News The Department of Labor and Employment-Davao (DOLE-11), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) XI, launched the P20-per-kilo rice program in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur on Thursday, June 13, 2025. A total of 4,000 kilos of rice were repacked and sold to 400 minimum wage workers employed […]

13
Jun

DA, DOLE launch P20/kg rice for minimum wage earners

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3 min read

By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The government’s P20 per kilogram subsidized rice can now be availed by minimum wage earners as the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday launched the nationwide rollout of the initiative for the sector. Late in May, the DA and DOLE announced […]

29
May

P20 rice program to last until 2028, Marcos says

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4 min read

Story by Kristina Maralit,Giselle P. Jordan PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government is working to ensure that the selling of rice at P20 per kilo would be sustained until the end of his term in 2028. In a roundtable discussion with reporters at the conclusion of the 46th Association of Southeast Asian […]

27
May

NFA reopens Malolos warehouse to support rice farmers, boost rice reserve

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2 min read

MALOLOS, Bulacan (May 26, 2025) – Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. led the reopening of the National Food Authority’s (NFA) newly rehabilitated warehouse in this historic Bulacan town on Monday, a crucial step in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s push to intensify palay procurement, uplift farmer incomes, and sustain the P20 per kilo rice […]

27
May

Iloilo City waits for DA’s P20-per-kilo rice rollout

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3 min read

By: Ruchelle Denice Demaisip. ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo City government is rallying behind the plan of the Department of Agriculture (DA) plan to sell rice at P20 per kilo. “We never had funds for that because this is a very new program,” Mayor Jerry Treñas said on Monday, following a recent meeting with the […]

22
May

DA expanding P20 rice program pilot to cover 14M Filipinos.

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2 min read

The Department of Agriculture (DA), under the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is set to broaden the scope of the pilot test for the P20-per-kilo rice initiative, aiming to reach up to 14 million Filipinos by September. Initially launched on May 1 as a pilot program in select Visayan areas, the initiative is now […]

19
May

Tiu Laurel urges NFA to ensure quality of P20/kilo rice

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2 min read

By GISELLE OMBAY, GMA Integrated News Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is eyeing an end to the negative perception on the National Food Authority (NFA) rice, as he seeks to guarantee that the government’s P20-per-kilo rice meets high quality standards. According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), Tiu Laurel, who also chairs the NFA […]

19
May

DA sees chance to prove NFA rice quality

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2 min read

By Giselle P. Jordan THE government’s P20 per kilogram rice program is an opportunity for the National Food Authority to change negative public perception on the quality of NFA rice, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a recent meeting with agency officials. “This is our chance to change how people view NFA rice. […]

05
May

Marcos explains why P20/kilo rice took time to be sold

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By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA Integrated News President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday explained why it took time for him to fulfill his campaign promise of P20 per kilo of rice. In his speech during One Cebu rally, Marcos said the government needs to provide assistance first to the local farmers, including the provision […]

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