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200 Davao Occidental workers get P20/kg. rice
Over 1,000 minimum wage earners in the Davao Region are benefiting from the 'Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na' program, which offers rice at PHP20 per kilogram.
This initiative, launched by DOLE-11, aims to provide affordable rice to workers struggling with inflation and rising commodity prices.
Beneficiaries include 365 members of the Unified Employees Multipurpose Cooperative in Tagum City, 364 minimum wage earners in Mati City, and 364 in Compostela.
Additionally, 200 minimum wage earners in Davao Occidental, specifically from the Malita Rural Workers Agrarian Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative, received subsidized rice.
DOLE-11 Provincial Head Paul Cruz emphasized that the program is a flagship initiative of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to support workers' welfare and economic resilience.
The project supports the President's call for affordable basic commodities and the government's labor agenda.
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