Around 500 beneficiaries in Oriental Mindoro, including transport workers, senior citizens, and fisherfolk, receive 10-kilo sacks of rice during the launch of the free rice distribution program led by Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and Governor Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor in Naujan town on July 15, 2026. (Photo from the Office of the Executive Secretary)
MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos government’s rice distribution program helped a total of 7 million Filipino families nationwide, with Malacañang assuring the public that no Filipino goes hungry, especially those in need.
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto made the promise when he led the distribution of free rice to 55,000 families in Oriental Mindoro this week. The program was run through the Marcos administration’s Bawat Bayan Makikinabang program under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF).
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“It is important to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that none of our fellow Filipinos go hungry,” Recto said in a statement on Sunday.
