At present, the NFA has allocated P9 billion for palay procurement nationwide, which is expected to last until December 2025.

Siapco, 34 years old, is both a helper in a rural cooperative and a laundry woman. For her, the ‘Benteng Bigas Meron Na!’ ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) are requesting for 2026 budget summing up to about ...

THE government is studying the feasibility of expanding the P20 per kilogram (kg) rice program to include people outside ...

The "Benteng Bigas Meron Na!" program is now providing PHP20-per-kg. rice daily at the Kadiwa Center of the Bulacan Farmers ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday vowed to improve the buying experience under the PHP20 per kilogram rice program. The program, dubbed “Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na,” is now being rolled ...

Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the farm-gate price of palay stood at P20.29 per ... expand the scope of the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na (P20 rice, it’s here ...

Twelve Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) centers across Metro Manila and nearby provinces will launch the expanded pilot of the ...

A farmer threshes newly harvested palay grains at a ricefield in Mogpog, Marinduque in central Philippines, March 22, 2016. — REUTERS THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is considering setting ...

Bantay Bigas spokesperson Cathy Estavillo told Philstar.com that farmgate prices of palay should be at least P20 per kilogram. She said that to prevent underpricing from being done by traders ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking the release of P9 billion this year for the National Food Authority’s (NFA) palay procurement program. “The NFA asked the Department of Budget ...