{"id":5350,"date":"2026-02-14T07:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timogkatagalugan.com\/?p=5350"},"modified":"2026-02-14T07:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:45:33","slug":"mga-minimum-wage-earner-sa-masbate-nakabili-ng-benteng-bigas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timogkatagalugan.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/mga-minimum-wage-earner-sa-masbate-nakabili-ng-benteng-bigas\/","title":{"rendered":"Mga Minimum Wage Earner sa Masbate, nakabili ng \u2018Benteng Bigas\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Umaabot sa 186 na minimum wage earners mula sa tatlong lokal na establisimyento sa lalawigan ng Masbate ang nakinabang sa programang \u201cBenteng Bigas Meron Na\u201d ngayong linggo, kung saan nakabili sila ng bigas sa halagang PHP20 kada kilo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sa ulat noong Huwebes, sinabi ni Gng. Imelda Gatinao, Director ng Department of Labor and Employment Region 5 (DOLE-5), na layunin ng programa na maibsan ang epekto ng pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin sa mga manggagawang mababa ang kita at matulungan ang mga employer na mabigyan sila ng akses sa abot-kayang bigas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sa ilalim ng inisyatiba, bawat manggagawa ay maaaring makabili ng hanggang 10 kilo ng bigas sa kanilang pinagtatrabahuhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayon kay Gng. Gatinao, malaking tulong ang programa lalo na sa mga low-income earners na direktang naaapektuhan ng pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin, sa tulong na rin ng mga katuwang na employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patuloy ang pagpapatupad ng programa sa buong rehiyon bilang bahagi ng food security agenda ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., na naglalayong mapanatiling abot-kaya ang presyo ng bigas at mapahusay ang farm-to-market systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samantala, iniulat ng National Food Authority Region 5 (NFA-5) na mahigit 47,000 sako ng tig-50 kilong bigas ang naipamahagi sa rehiyon sa ilalim ng Benteng Bigas Program mula Hunyo 2025 hanggang sa kasalukuyan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sa mga sangay ng NFA, ang Albay branch na sakop din ang Catanduanes ay nakapagpamahagi ng 25,453 sako; ang Camarines Sur branch na sakop ang Camarines Norte ay nakapaglabas ng 11,046 sako; at ang Sorsogon branch na sakop din ang Masbate ay nakapagpamahagi ng 10,629 sako ng bigas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binuksan din ng ahensya ang kanilang mga tanggapan para sa mga indibidwal na nais bumili ng abot-kayang bigas sa mga lungsod ng Legazpi at Tabaco sa Albay; Virac, Catanduanes; Pili, Camarines Sur; Daet, Camarines Norte; Cabid-an, Sorsogon City; at Masbate City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kabilang sa mga maaaring makinabang sa programa ang mga senior citizen, persons with disabilities, indigent households o mga benepisyaryo ng 4Ps, magsasaka, mangingisda, at mga tsuper ng jeepney at tricycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maaaring bumili ng Benteng Bigas mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes, alas-8 ng umaga hanggang alas-5 ng hapon, at kinakailangang magpakita ng valid ID bilang patunay ng pagiging kasapi sa naturang sektor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1268914\">https:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1268914<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Umaabot sa 186 na minimum wage earners mula sa tatlong lokal na establisimyento sa lalawigan ng Masbate ang nakinabang sa programang \u201cBenteng Bigas Meron Na\u201d ngayong linggo, kung saan nakabili sila ng bigas sa halagang PHP20 kada kilo. 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