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DILG, Metro mayors tapped for rice-for-all implementation
The Philippine Star
|December 02, 2024
To ensure the success of the Rice-for-All program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will tap the assistance of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Metro Manila mayors.
Agriculture Assistant Secretary and spokesman Arnel de Mesa said yesterday the availability of rice at P42 per kilo in the markets would start once the agreement with the DILG and mayors in the National Capital Region is finalized.
De Mesa said the DA is also eyeing the services of the Food Terminal Inc.
This story is from the December 02, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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