Palace: Mandaluyong blacklists supplier of underweight rice sacks

First lady Liza Araneta-Marcos leads the newly appointed Cabinet Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. in distributing free 10-kilo sacks of rice to 3,100 beneficiaries at the Mandaluyong College of Science and Technology Gymnasium on July 10, 2026. PHOTO FROM LIZA MARCOS FACEBOOK PAGE

MANILA, Philippines — The supplier behind the national government’s free rice distribution program in Mandaluyong City has admitted that some sacks contained less than the supposed 10 kilos beneficiaries were supposed to receive, according to Malacañang.

The local government has blacklisted the company, which it did not disclose, and launched an investigation into the matter.

Palace press officer Claire Castro on Monday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. does not condone any shortchanging of beneficiaries under the national government’s assistance programs.

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