DA to sell P40/kg rice at select markets, two train stations
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.
Article continues after this advertisementThe DA said the latest move is meant to address the discrepancy between elevated retail prices of the staple food and reduced tariffs.
