Agriculture assistant secretaries Arnel de Mesa and Genevieve Guevarra show well-milled rice to be sold via Rice-for-All program starting tomorrow, Dec. 5. (Photo by Jordeene B. Lagare)
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will start selling well-milled rice through its Rice-for-All program at select markets and two MRT and LRT train stations in Metro Manila for P40 a kilo starting tomorrow, Dec. 5.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said Kadiwa ng Pangulo kiosks offering well-milled rice will be open to the public every Tuesday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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These will be available in the following areas:
- Kamuning Market
- Malabon Central Market
- New Las Piñas City Public Market
- Pasay City Public Market
- Guadalupe Public Market
- MRT North Avenue station
- LRT Monumento station
De Mesa, also the DA’s spokesperson, said Kadiwa ng Pangulo centers will also be selling well-milled rice beginning tomorrow.
The DA said the latest move is meant to address the discrepancy between elevated retail prices of the staple food and reduced tariffs.