Vice President Sara Duterte said the implementation of the sale of P20 per kilo of rice, which will be piloted in Visayas, was a campaign promise of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The P20/kg rice is a campaign promise and they’re only implementing it now when it’s election season.) “Sabi ko nga too little, too late to comply with the campaign promise ngayon at para lang din sa isa pang darating na eleksyon sa lugar sa Visayas kung saan mahina ang numero ng mga kandidato ni BBM,” she added. Laurel had also assured that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has stocks of rice that can be sold at P20 per kilo, noting that the purchase of such is capped at 10 kilograms per week or 40 kilos in a month. She also said the government was again trying to fool the people with the promise of rice at P20 per kilo. Malacañang on Thursday hit back at her, pointing out that it has long been the aspiration of the President to sell P20 per kilo of rice.—AOL, GMA Integrated News. Read Full Story
