Visayan governors look to Gwen Garcia’s SMB for ₱20 rice rollout

Comelec approves DA's P20/kg rice exemption from poll spending ban

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved the poll spending ban exemption request of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for its P20 per kilogram rice p

Comelec exempts P20/kilo rice program from election spending ban

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections has exempted the Department of Agriculture’s P20 per kilo rice program from the election spending ban. The project, according to the Comelec memo dated April 24, indicated a disbursement amount of P5 billion and implementation period until 2028. One of Comelec’s conditions state that the rice project should not involve distribution of social aid, and medical and burial assistance. Comelec Chairma…

Sara Duterte says P20/kg rice now ‘too late’

Vice President Sara Duterte said the implementation of the sale of P20 per kilo of rice, which will be piloted in Visayas, was a campaign promise of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that"s now “too little, too late.”

Visayan governors look to Gwen Garcia’s SMB for ₱20 rice rollout

Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s Sugbo Merkado Barato (SMB) program, which provides ₱20-per-kilo rice, is now being used as a reference by some provinces across the Visayas as they prepare for the implementation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise to provide affordable rice. The Department of Agriculture’s ₱20 rice program is set to begin rolling out in the Visayas next week. Governor Garcia’s SMB program, which has been running succ…

Php20 rice, unli lies

The president is claiming to do something for hungry Filipinos that he promised long ago but hasn’t really done anything about since he took office.

Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia has spoken out to her critics of the Department of Agriculture's P20 per kilo rice program, which is meant to help the poor, not for politics. “Up until now, they have been collecting money, where is the 20 pesos rice? Now it's here, the fuss is over, why is it still here? Oh no, don't worry! But it's here,” said Gov. Garcia. The Governor also clarified that this is not vote buying, because the rice will still be paid. “Vot…