Senior citizens and other individuals from vulnerable groups queued up to purchase P20-per-kilo rice during the kickoff of the Department of Agriculture’s “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” initiative at the Navotas Agora Complex in Navotas City on Wednesday, May 14.<br /><br />Beneficiaries shared that the program significantly eases their financial burden and voiced hopes for its continued implementation. (MB video by Mark Balmores)<br /><br />Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin<br /><br />Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin<br />Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin<br />Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin<br /><br />#ManilaBulletinOnline<br />#ManilaBulletin<br />#LatestNews
