MANILA, Aug. 30 -- The inclusion of jeepney and tricycle drivers among the beneficiaries of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) "Benteng Bigas Meron Na" (BBM Na) program is a timely and welcome relief for workers in the transport sector amid successive fuel price hikes, House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Saturday.

He said expanding the program, which provides affordable rice to priority sectors, demonstrates President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s compassion and determination to deliver essential government services to those in greatest need.

"Sa tulong ng Department of Agriculture at ng Kadiwa ng Pangulo, makakahinga na nang maluwag ang ating mga tsuper at makakapag-uwi ng mura at de-kalidad na bigas para ...