Cebu City temporarily suspends ₱20 rice program

Caryl Evangelista 04/22/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government has temporarily suspended its P20-per-kilo rice program to verify remaining stocks and recalibrate distribution, following strong public demand during its initial rollout. Mayor Nestor Archival announced on Monday, April…

Lapu-Lapu expands P20 rice rollout to island barangays

Futch Anthony Inso 04/15/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and Food Terminal Inc., has expanded the rollout of the P20 Rice Program to the city’s island barangays. A total of 116…

Cebu City government facilitates sale of rice at P20 per kilo

Pia Piquero 12/20/2025

After months of debate and delay, Cebu City has cleared the legal and financial hurdles for selling rice at P20 per kilo.…

Council approves P20 kilo rice program amid Tomas’ objections

Pia Piquero 09/10/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — After weeks of delays, the Council on Wednesday finally gave the green light to the P20 kilo rice program. This paved the way for Mayor Nestor Archival to sign a memorandum of…

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