Study ordered on feasibility of expanding P20 rice coverage to 50% of population

SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez directed a congressional think-tank to assess the feasibility of making the Marcos administration’s P20-per-kilo rice program available to half the population, with the study to evaluate the program’s fiscal requirements and the legislative means to move it forward.

- Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio

The Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department was tasked with producing a report within 60 days, to guide legislators during budget hearings set later this year, Mr. Romualdez said.

“This study will not be limited to subsidy calculations. We need to overhaul the entire system — from seed to store shelf,” he said in a statement.