Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. launched the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” for transport sector – jeepney and tricycle drivers, along with other public transport workers at BAI Compound in Quezon City.
The P20 rollout, also kicked off in Navotas City, Cebu City, Tagum City, and Angeles City, Pampanga initially covering 57,000 beneficiaries.
The DA is implementing the program in close coordination with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), which helped identify beneficiaries from the transport sector.
Under the program, eligible drivers and operators will be allowed to purchase up to 10 kilos of rice per month at the subsidized price. ### (Photos by Alan Jay Jacalan, DA-AFID)
