Workers unload sacks of rice from the Bicol Region at the Kartilya ng Katipunan on 09 June 2026, as part of the second tranche of the “Biyayang Bigas para sa Maynila” initiative. Sourced directly from local rice producers, the rice aid targets at least 80,000 families in Manila to cushion the economic impact of inflation and rising commodity prices driven by global tensions.