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LEE TO GOV’T: TAG KADIWA BILL AS PRIORITY MEASURE

With the planned expansion of Program 29 in areas outside Metro Manila, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to include House Bill No. 3957 or the “Kadiwa Agri Food-Terminal Act” as a priority measure in the Third Regular Session of the 19th Congress. Under Lee’s measure, Kadiwa centers will be […]

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DA LAUNCHES LARGE-SCALE TRIAL OF ‘PROGRAM 29’

The Department of Agriculture launched a large-scale trial of “Program 29”, an initiative spearheaded by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. aimed at providing high-quality rice at P29 per kilo to as many as 6.9 million vulnerable households, representing around 35 million Filipinos. Following the directives of Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., 10 KADIWA centers in Metro […]