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P20-per-kilo Rice Now Available in Negros Occ
The Philippine Star
|June 26, 2025
Up to 500 residents in Pulupandan town in Negros Occidental have availed themselves of the P20-per-kilo rice program of the government.
BACOLOD CITY — Up to 500 residents in Pulupandan town in Negros Occidental have availed themselves of the P20-per-kilo rice program of the government.
The program was implemented by the provincial government in coordination with the Federation of Irrigators' Association of Central Negros-Bago River Irrigation System.
This story is from the June 26, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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