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DOLE Launches P20/kilo Rice Program for Minimum Wage Earners
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Minimum wage earners delighted over P20/kg rice program expansion
MANILA – Minimum wage earners on Friday expressed delight as they availed of the PHP20 per kilogram of “high-quality” National Food Authority (NFA) rice during the first day of the simultaneous program expansion of the “Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na” nationwide. This is part of the…
P20/kilo rice for Western Visayas’ minimum wage earners rolls out
ILOILO City – Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas can now buy rice at just P20 per kilogram under a new government initiative aimed at mitigating the effects of rising food prices on the working poor. The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas, together with the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Department of […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have begun the nationwide rollout of P20 per kilo of rice for minimum wage earners. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured that the program will become self-sustaining in the coming months due to the ongoing agricultural modernization. Department of Labor and Employment or DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, Labor Secretary, said the expansion of…
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