By Giselle P. Jordan THE government’s P20-per-kilogram rice initiative or the Benteng Bigas Meron Na! (BBM Na!) program will be centerpiece of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) Expo
Ada Pelonia The National Food Authority (NFA) has lowered the floor price of aging rice stocks by at least P2 per kilo in its bid to attract more bidders in its December
By Othel V. Campos The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Clark Development Corp. (CDC) are set to launch the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program on Dec. 1, 2025 to provide
By Giselle P. Jordan THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday expanded the government’s P20 per kilogram (kg) rice, or the Benteng Bigas Meron Na! program to Davao City. It
By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer With almost 20 typhoons lashing at the Philippines every year, farmers, especially those tilling lands for palay, find
THE national rice inventory rose 24.7% year on year at the start of the 60-day rice import freeze, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Rice stocks as of Sept. 1,
The National Food Authority (NFA) has mobilized truckloads of rice to storm‑ravaged Masbate—one of multiple relief measures ordered by Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu
By Nora L. Molde BUTUAN CITY (PIA) — The government continues to step up on interventions to ensuring food security and price stability through the Department of
President Marcos’ P20 Rice rolled out to 57,000 transport workers The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to rollout of Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!—the flagship affordable rice