Emulate Camiguin model on ₱20-per-kilo rice initiative, LGUs told

House Speaker Martin Romualdez has asked local government units (LGU) all over the country to study the model implemented by Camiguin, which has successfully implemented P20-per-kilo rice initiative

- By ELLSON QUISMORIO

“Ang panawagan ko sa ating mga LGU: Pag-aralan ninyo ang modelong ito. Kami sa Kongreso ay handang tumulong sa pagbuo ng pondo at patakaran para mailunsad ito sa inyong mga komunidad,” Romualdez said in a statement Friday, April 26.

(My appeal to our LGUs: Study this model. We in Congress are ready to help in creating funds and policies to launch this in your communities.)

“Instead of giving out cash that may not go directly to food, this system ensures the ayuda reaches the dinner table,” Romualdez said. “Mas mainam kung bigas ang mismong naipapamigay—nakakabusog, nakakatulong, at tiyak ang patutunguhan.”