Subsidized rice program benefits 5,000 in Leyte town

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — At least 5,000 residents in Palo town, Leyte, benefited from the expanded rollout of the government’s “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” program last Friday, as part of ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of rising food prices. The distribution, spearheaded by the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in