BBM Na!
Limited BBM Na! Program
May 28, 2025
The Benteng Bigas Meron Na! program aims to provide Php20/kl rice to 2 million households until Dec 2025. But its scrimped budget of Php4.5 billion can only provide for not even a million households, still leaving so many behind. Related: IBON hits limited BBM Na! program
IBON hits limited BBM Na! program
May 23, 2025
The BBM Na! program smacks of insincerity. It rations rice to poor households, scrimps on funding, and leaves out millions who also struggle to afford food. This is far from the sweeping effort needed to make Php20 rice a reality and is just a public relations gimmick dressed up as policy.
