Senior citizens queue at the National Food Authority warehouse in Maramag, Bukidnon to avail of the government’s P20-per-kilo rice program. The subsidized rice initiative allows eligible beneficiaries to purchase quality rice at a reduced price to help ease household food expenses. (NFA Bukidnon photo)
DON CARLOS, Bukidnon — The grandmother of a 28-year-old mother of four who died while waiting in line to purchase government-subsidized P20-per-kilo rice has called for a safer and more accessible selling process to avoid the same tragedy.
Lusminda Valoria said her granddaughter, Desiree Binagatan, joined a queue for discounted rice on May 25 to help ease her family’s financial burden.
Binagatan later collapsed while waiting and was declared dead on arrival at a hospital.
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