Throngs line up for cheap rice in CDO

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — To avail themselves of the P20-per-kilo rice under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na” program, hundreds of low-income residents, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and minimum wage earners have been spending cold nights on the pavement while waiting outside the National Food Authority (NFA) office in Sitio Baloy, Barangay Cugman here. President Marcos had rolled out the P20-per-kilo rice initiative to fulfill a campaign promise of providing affordable, subsidized rice to vulnerable sectors. Demly Sobrepeña, 74, a retired mechanic, said he had been waiting in line since 2 p.m. the previous day, […]... Keep on reading: Throngs line up for cheap rice in CDO

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