NEGROS Occidental is the first area in the country to implement the “Bigas ng Masa” program that aims to sell commercial rice at less than P40 per kilo, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).

In a recent visit to Bago City Rice Processing Complex (PRC), Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, informed provincial agriculturist Japhet Masculino of the plan to maximizing the use of farming facility by turning it over to a farmers’ cooperative.

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