P20 per kilo rice extended to lower middle classDepartment of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and officials from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launch the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” project at the Manila Harbour Centre in Vitas, Tondo, Manila on June 13, 2025. MANILA, Philippines — The government is set to expand the availability of the P20 per kilo rice to an estimated 15.6 million lower middle class households by January. He said qualified households may also be required to register in the centralized masterlist of the cheaper rice program. Presently, the P20 per kilo rice is available in all 82 provinces in the country through around 450 “Kadiwa ng Pangulo” centers set up in select NFA warehouses and local government units. With an estimated 2.2 million to 2.9 million bags of milled rice currently available, the expanded P20 per kilo rice program would be able to distribute a million bags monthly, Lacson said.

Source: Philippine Star December 27, 2025 16:33 UTC