THE government will soon provide rice allowance to state workers to help them cope with the rising cost of living, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban on Saturday said that the DA will draft the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the distribution of the rice allowance following the directive of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to provide additional support to state employees.

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