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Customers flocked to the Kadiwa Center at the Bureau of Plant and Industry in San Andres, Manila to buy rice at P45 per kilo.According to Marisol Abdurahman's report on "24 Oras," the discounted grains were available to all consumers unlike the P29-per-kilo available only for the poor.Each individual may avail of up to 25 kilos of rice.“Sa labas, nasa P45 to P55 sa ngayon sa monitoring sa DA. Nababawasan layers ng middlemen traders kaya yun prosynete o gap na yun nawawala.
“Malinis, wala namang kasamang dumi, and as an additional guarantee sa ating mamimili, ito’y ating tine-testing food safety sa microbiological contaminants pesticide residues,” BPI Director Glenn Pangabiban said. Many customers lined up to avail of the P29-per-kilo rice.“Malaking bagay po kasi di po namin talaga afford ang P54 P55 pinakamura,” said customer Myrna Batucan. The low price was offered under the DA’s Rice-for-All program which aims to help Filipinos adjust to the high prices of food.
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