By Leilanie Adriano LAOAG CITY—Senior citizens, persons with disability, and solo parents availed themselves of cheap rice sold at P29 per kilogram during the grand launching of the Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka (BBM) Rice held at the National Irrigation Administration compound in San Nicolas town, Ilocos Norte on Friday.
LAOAG CITY—Senior citizens, persons with disability, and solo parents availed themselves of cheap rice sold at P29 per kilogram during the grand launching of the Bagong Bayaning Magsasaka Rice held at the National Irrigation Administration compound in San Nicolas town, Ilocos Norte on Friday.
Along with Pasion, Epifania Aliado, 81, and Erlina Deus, 78, also from San Nicolas town, showed their identification cards as senior citizens to the NIA personnel to avail themselves of the P29 per kilo rice merchandise. Engr. Joselito De Vera, acting division manager of the Ilocos Norte Irrigation Management Office, said in an interview on Friday that Ilocos Norte has a total of 901 hectares dedicated for contract farming.
The remaining 50 percent will be left at the discretion of the farmers, who may sell it to private traders at competitive prices of up to P35 per kilo, which is still cheaper than the prevailing market price.
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