Manila, Sept. 10 -- The Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na! is part of the government programs that will be made available during the Handog ng Pangulo in Antique on Monday.

The Handog ng Pangulo is part of the birthday celebration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., said Betty Baldevia, Agri-business and Marketing Coordinator of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), in an interview on Thursday.

The initiative will prioritize the province's vulnerable sectors for the low-priced rice, she said.

"Members of the vulnerable sectors such as senior citizens, persons with disability, indigents, tricycle drivers and registered farmers could buy as much as 10 kilos each for only PHP20 per kilo," Baldevia said.

The National Food Authori...