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A VENDOR praised the P20-per-kilo rice offered under the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program, noting that the cooked rice remains flavorful and high-quality despite its affordable price.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In an interview with the Presidential News Desk on Sunday, Brigida Mesa, 68, expressed her gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for delivering on his promise to lower the price of rice.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mesa described the Kadiwa rice as \u201cmasarap\u201d and \u201cmaalsa,\u201d noting that some customers have shared the same positive feedback.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mesa said many residents are taking full advantage of the affordable and high-quality Kadiwa rice sold in her store at the Kadiwa Store in Mandaluyong Public Market II.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMaganda naman po \u2018yung bigas kasi \u2018yung presyo lang naman ang bumaba pero \u2018yung quality nandoon pa rin,\u201d Mesa said.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n She added that the P20-per-kilo rice is comparable to other rice varieties that cost at least P35 per kilo.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mesa said the President\u2019s Kadiwa ng Pangulo program is a big help to ordinary families who need to make ends meet.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Mesa, the affordable rice has allowed residents to save significantly.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n She likened purchasing two kilos of rice at P20 each to getting a buy-one, take-one deal.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDahil sa Kadiwa ng Pangulo, malaking bagay at malaking tulong talaga sa mga tao dito sa nasasakupan namin sa barangay. Kasi biruin mo ba naman \u2018yung 20 pesos, makakabili pa sila ng ibang bagay pa na sa savings nila \u2026 hindi na masyadong maghirap \u2018yung mga tao kasi malaki ang matitipid nila,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMarami talaga \u2018yung nabili kasi biro mo ba naman \u2018yung 20 pesos, parang mag-avail na sila ng two kilos na tig-40 pesos. Saka from 29 to 20 pesos, napakalaki ng binaba ng presyo, same quality naman tapos \u2018yun din \u2018yung ibinaba ng price,\u201d she explained.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mesa affirmed the invaluable service provided by the Kadiwa program to lower-income residents.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cGrabeng laking tulong sa mga tao. Saka kahit ikaw na nagtitinda, masaya ka na na-a-avail nila \u2018yung mababa kasi masaya din sila kaya nga nagdagsaan ng pila,\u201d Mesa said.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The P20-per-kilo rice became available on May 13 at Mandaluyong Public Market II in Bgy. Addition Hills.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kadiwa program aligns with President Marcos\u2019 directive to make rice and essential food items accessible, particularly to vulnerable groups. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A VENDOR praised the P20-per-kilo rice offered under the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program, noting that the cooked rice remains flavorful and high-quality despite its affordable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1.png",710,458,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1-300x194.png",300,194,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1.png",640,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1.png",640,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1.png",710,458,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1.png",710,458,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1.png",710,458,false],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1.png",710,458,false],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1.png",710,458,false],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rhyg63t1-350x350.png",350,350,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"National<\/a>","tag_info":"National","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13880"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13880"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13882,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13880\/revisions\/13882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}