00:00Long lines formed early at the Nabotas-Agora Complex as residents rushed to buy rice sold at 20 pesos per kilo under President Marcos' 20 pesos na bigas program.
00:12Government, the Department of Agriculture, confirms strong public demand with initial deliveries of 20 to 30 sacks of 25% broken NFA rice per site.
00:22The program is being rolled out in multiple Metro Manila markets and select areas in Bulacan and Oriental Mindoro.
00:30Officials assure the public that the rice supply and disaster buffer stocks remain unaffected and a digital monitoring system is being considered for nationwide rollout this year.
