IMUS CITY, Cavite (PIA) — The City Government of Imus assured the speedy distribution of rice subsidies for the beneficiaries of the Bigay Bigas sa Masa program.
Last July 22, the city government led the distribution of rice benefits for Informal Settler Families (ISF) and Solo Parents in the city.This is part of the 30,000 sacks of rice that the National Government bought directly from local farmers under the Sagip Saka Act.
To guarantee fair rice distribution, Mayor Alex Advincula said the city government skipped ceremonial distributions and instead installed weighing scales to accurately measure the rice packs for residents.
“Upang mapabilis ang pamamahagi, come and go na lamang at wala nang kahit anong programa o seremonya. Naglagay rin ang lokal na pamahalaan ng mga timbangan upang matiyak na tama ang timbang ng bigas na matatanggap ng mga benepisyaryo.”
Earlier this month, the city government received 14,000 packs of rice allocated for Imus City.
“Ito po ay first batch pa lamang at marami pang darating. Mahigit 30,000 po ang inaasahan nating darating para ipamigay sa ating mga kababayan. Ito pong bigas ay binili na natin sa kooperatiba. ‘Yan po ay pondo galing sa pamahalaang nasyunal at binili ng ating lungsod sa kooperatiba.”
Advincula noted that purchasing the rice from local cooperatives such as the Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC) also directly benefits local farmers.
“Nais ko pong magpasalamaat sa ating Pangulo. Maraming maraming salamat po sa mahal na Pangulong [Ferdinand] Marcos [Jr.] sa inyong suporta at tulong.” (PB-PIA CALABARZON, with reports from City Government of Imus)
