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Marcos launches P20 per kilo rice program in Bohol
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. launched the government's "Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!" program in Bien Unido, Bohol, offering rice at P20 per kilo to indigent and vulnerable families.
The program, supported by the Department of Agriculture and the National Food Authority, initially allocated 535 sacks of rice for 2,700 residents, allowing them to purchase up to 10 kilos each.
Priority beneficiaries include recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), senior citizens, solo parents, persons with disabilities, and minimum wage earners.
The Bien Unido outlet is the first in Bohol and the 223rd nationwide.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. also led the turnover of agricultural inputs and equipment to local farmers and fisherfolk during the event.
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