“We will announce on Thursday the improvement and evolution of this ‘Bigas 29.’ On Friday, we will visit select Kadiwa centers for this project,” DA Assistant Secretary and spokesman Arnel de Mesa said at a press conference yesterday.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has announced that the National Food Authority Council, which he chairs, has approved the recommendation to sell aging but good NFA rice stocks at P29 per kilo through Kadiwa stores.
De Mesa, however, clarified that the P29-per-kilo rice sold at Kadiwa stores will not only come from the NFA inventory.
“The P29 will be for vulnerable sectors. We will announce on Thursday the program for the general public,” De Mesa added.
By vulnerable sectors, he meant persons with disabilities, solo parents, senior citizens and indigenous peoples, who collectively comprise 6.9 million households.
The agriculture official noted that the P29 per kilo rice was initially available in three Kadiwa outlets.
“There will be improvement from the present, but I cannot disclose yet the additional number of Kadiwa (stores),” he said.
He added that the P29 per kilo rice would be available not only in Metro Manila, but also in other areas nationwide.
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