Govt allows purchase of up to 10 kilos of rice monthly for minimum wage earners
Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa, Agriculture spokesman, tells a press conference on May 28, 2025, that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will allow minimum wage earners to buy up to P10 kilos rice monthly under the P20 per kilo rice program 'Benteng Bigas Meron Na' starting in June. He said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has identified 120,000 beneficiaries from the sector nationwide.
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Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa, Agriculture spokesman, tells a press conference on May 28, 2025, that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will allow minimum wage earners to buy up to P10 kilos rice monthly under the P20 per kilo rice program 'Benteng Bigas Meron Na' starting in June. He said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has identified 120,000 beneficiaries from the sector nationwide.
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00:00Tama yan, nagkaroon nga ng pagpupulong kahapon ang DA at ang Dole at nagkaroon na agad ng agreement in principle para ipatapat itong pagbibigay o pag-extend ng availability ng 20 pesos na bigas para sa minimum wage earners.
00:22Nagkaroon na rin ng initial usapan ang DA at ang Dole at na-identify ng mga 120,000 yung initial list o listahan ng mga minimum wage earners sa buong bansa.
00:36So galing sa Dole yung listahan at ang initial din na napagkasunduan ay bibigyan ng pagkakataon na makabili ng 10 kilo ng bigas kada buwan yung mga minimum wage earners.
00:52Kung mga dahil of course minimum wage earners sila, pang dagdag ito na tulog, maliit yung sweldo, ito bibigyan sila ng opportunity na magkaroon sila ng access na makabili ng 10 kilo ng bigas kada buwan.
01:22Kung mga dahil of course minimum wage earners sila ng pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkakataon na pagkak