Marcos mulls rice aid under Pantawid Pamilya
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. is considering a proposal to provide rice instead of cash assistance under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Roger Navarro disclosed this at a Palace press briefing on Tuesday, suggesting that supplying rice could help mitigate inflation pressures in the market.
Navarro explained that converting 4Ps aid to rice supplied by the National Food Authority would alleviate price pressures for beneficiaries who might otherwise purchase high-priced rice.
The President is seriously considering the proposal and will look into its implementation details.
Implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the 11310 aims to reduce poverty through conditional cash transfers as mandated by Republic Act No. 11310 signed in 2019.
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