Tag: Rice
TUCP: P200 wage hike better than P20/kg rice
By Gerard Naval
WHILE minimum wage earners are set to benefit from the P20 per kilogram rice under the "Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na" program,...
Marcos: Rice floor price under study
Tells P20/kg rice critics: ‘Watch me sustain it’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government has been studying the imposition of a “floor price” for...
DA, DOLE in talks on sale of P20/kg rice to minimum wage earners
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have started working on the details to give minimum wage earners...
Japan aims to slash stockpiled rice prices
TOKYO — Japan aims to drastically cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen ($14) per 5 kg and speed up getting rice onto shop...
P20/kg rice subsidy may be included in the 2026-2028 budget — Palace
Malacañang is looking at the possibility of including a budget for the P20/kg rice in the 2026-2028 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the Palace spokesperson...
