Cebu launches P20/kilo rice program

The Manila Times

Cebu launches P20/kilo rice program  Cebu launches its P20-per-kilo rice program at the Provincial Capitol on May 2, 2025, marking the official start of the initiative with a ceremonial cooking event. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the preparation and tasting of the rice, joined by suspended Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco, and Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia. The rice, sourced from the National Food Authority, is now available to the public at a subsidized price. Gov. Garcia clarified that the program was not a form of vote buying, as it allows the public to purchase the rice directly. The initiative is being rolled out in other municipalities, with local agriculture offices overseeing distribution.  VIDEO BY KAISER JAN FUENTES  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #Philippines #Cebu

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00:00It's not a Yuda.

00:30I don't know what I said about it.

00:32I guess it's up.

00:34Huling, uh,

00:36Tusatan

00:38at aking mga

00:40music, uh,

00:42social status

00:44and copyright.

00:46Anong nangasagun ko na niya,

00:48parang,

00:50after today, after mission.

00:52May I just say,

00:54because I know na grabe yung glamour ng mga tao.

00:56I really

00:58read the

01:00mission, na-publish yung sa

01:02Philippine, ay sa inquire,

01:04na-exempted ito 20 peso

01:06per kilo

01:08with certain provisions.

01:10First of all, it should not be,

01:12it should be done in a public place.

01:14Second,

01:16of course, it is sold. It is not given.

01:18Iba yung ayugang

01:20nagbibigay ka ng rice.

01:22Ito, bibili nila

01:24po 20 pesos.

01:26Mga tao, it should not be done in the presence

01:28of political candidates.

01:30And, I asked for a

01:32kind of clarification

01:34from...

01:36The LGU should get an exemption.

01:38Now, I asked for a

01:40clarification from Chairman George

01:42Garcia himself.

01:44And he said,

01:46those are the conditions.

01:48But, since Cebu

01:50has an existing

01:52Subo Mercadong Barato,

01:54for which we did ask for an exemption,

01:56it's already an existing program.

01:58ongoing program.

02:00Na, we are selling the rice

02:02at mapaba na,

02:04hindi lang na maabutan yung 20.

02:06Ngayon, pwede na.

02:08At saka, we are also

02:10helping the farmers sell their own products.

02:12Much like what is going on sa Kainan.

02:14In every town,

02:16in every city,

02:17in the entire province of Cebu,

02:18that is an ongoing program.

02:20And that is why,

02:22I got it from the Chairman,

02:24Mr.

02:25Na,

02:26for the province of Cebu,

02:28pwede naman,

02:29this program can go.

02:31Ng'y ibang governors,

02:32pwede naman din hindi na

02:34excel.

02:35Because,

02:36ang hirap naman na,

02:38eager na, eager na yung

02:40mabutan

02:41pwede.

02:42Especially,

02:43especially,

02:44as a clean bucket.

02:46Kung blake-lake,

02:47beli sila ng 500.

02:48Ano,

02:49kaabot din na 5 kilos,

02:51hindi nga.

02:52E ngayon,

02:53sa 200 nila,

02:5510 kilos lang.

02:57Kung ano ang mas saving nila

02:58from their weekly budget

03:00for rice

03:01that can be spent for life,

03:03necessary and basic expenses.

03:08So,

03:09that is why I really here,

03:12Kasi, alam mo naman, the country ko dito yung mga Visayas Governors, and they asked me to clarify.

03:20Because, let us not prolong the suffering of the Filipino people.

03:26They've been waiting for this to end every day is precious to them.

03:34So, hindi ko lang, hindi, ano ka, hindi, ano ka, hindi, ano ka, hindi, ano ka, hindi, ano.

03:41But these were the problems that said, we can go on with an ongoing program.

03:47There are other Governors who could request one extension, and directly to the office of Chairman and President.

03:55That's the very, very rare time that I dared to call.

04:01.

04:06But I said, please, please, please, this is about, because I'm trying to speak out for,

04:12you know, millions of Filipinos that have been waiting for this.

04:16And that is going to at least improve their present situation.

04:22.

04:27Yes.

04:28Under SMB, under SMB as a sub-americanum.

04:31This is the first exemption.

04:34Would you recommend the same to the other provinces?

04:40Yes.

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