CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga (December 1, 2025)—A new KADIWA ng Pangulo center opened Monday at the Clark Special Economic Zone, expanding the intiative of Department of Agriculture to make food more affordable and bring it closer to minimum wage earners and other beneficiaries in this freeport through President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s flagship program, Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!
The KADIWA hub and the P20-per-kilo rice program will prioritize low-salaried workers identified by the Department of Labor and Employment and the Clark Development Corp. among the freeport’s 151,000 workers—making it a key intervention in one of the country’s fastest-growing economic zones.
Joining him at the launch were CDC chairman Atty. Edgardo Pamintuan, CDC president and chief executive officer Atty. Agnes VST Devanadera, DA Assistant Secretary Genevieve Guevarra, DOLE Regional Director 3 Geraldine Panlilio, and DA Regional Director 3 Eduardo Lapuz. ### (Photos by Jay Morales, DA-OSEC Comms)
