Manila, April 25 -- Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. on Friday welcomed the government's rollout of PHP20-per-kilo rice in the Visayas by next week, calling it a promising start to fulfilling President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s campaign promise to lower rice prices.

"Nasa tamang direksiyon ang pamahalaan sa paninigurong makikinabang ang lahat ng mga kababayan natin sa murang bigas (The government is headed in the right direction by making sure that all our citizens benefit from low rice prices)," Revilla said in a press release.

As the rollout begins in select areas next week, the senator urged the public to support the initiative to help expand the program's reach across the country.

The program was announced after the President's closed-doo...