MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign an executive order setting a P50-per-kilogram price ceiling on imported rice before the end of April. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Several senior citizens in Lapu-Lapu City complained after the venue for the ₱20 rice program was suddenly changed on Monday, April 6, 2026. The Lapu-Lapu City Government had announced that rice would be…
Despite the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, supplies of fuel and rice remains stable in Cebu province.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has raised concerns over the Carcar City government’s failure to provide distribution lists for nearly P3 million worth of rice assistance procured from calamity funds. In its 2024…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The retrieval of more than 20,000 sacks of rice owned by River Valley Distribution Inc. (RVDI) and Mixed Load Distribution Network Inc. (MLDNI) began on Tuesday, October 21, at the National Food Authority…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Former Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia clarified that the distribution of subsidized rice under the “Sugbo Merkado Barato” program was a province-wide initiative, implemented in coordination with all local government units (LGUs), including Mandaue…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 26,526 sacks of alleged smuggled rice worth P38 million were seized from a warehouse in Barangay San Roque, Talisay City, during a raid conducted by the enforcement group of the…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City has expressed its intentions to join the P20 kilo rice program once it resumes after the elections, City Administrator Atty. Jamaal James Calipayan said. Although the city was not included in…
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exempted the P20 rice project of the Department of Agriculture (DA) from the poll spending ban, but under certain conditions. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Laurel Tiu announced Wednesday that…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is set to make true of his campaign promise of a P20/kilo rice, three years into his term. The “P20 program” will be implemented on the last week…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – At least 300 Cebu City residents have asked the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas to probe Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia for authorizing the distribution of rice to some of the city’s…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has set the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) price for imported rice P49 per kilo starting March 1, a representative of the agency said. Elvin…
