00:00The Ikadiwa ng Pangulo Kiosk opened today, offering well-milled rice at 40 pesos per kilogram in several markets across Metro Manila.
00:09This initiative is part of the government's Rice for All program, which aims to address the discrepancies between reduced tariffs on imported rice and high retail prices.
00:18The Department of Agriculture assured the program will not be limited to Metro Manila as kiosks are expected to be expanded to provinces next year.
00:27The agency also emphasized there will be no shortage of rice stocks for the program.
