Manila, July 10 -- Beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Walang Gutom Program (WGP) can now purchase rice for PHP20 per kilo following a new partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the Kadiwa ng Pangulo initiative.

In a news release on Thursday, the DA said the collaboration, called "Benteng Bigas, Meron Na sa WGP," was officially launched during a food redemption activity at Morsac Basketball Court in Barangay 69, Tondo, Manila.

It supports President R. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s anti-hunger campaign by making rice more affordable for vulnerable households.

DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the initiative allows beneficiaries to buy rice at a significantly reduced price from DA-accre...