THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will expand the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program to the Visayas and Mindanao this month as part of the broader plan to widen the store network that are offering lower-priced farm goods, including rice, in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.

'We expect to have at least 60 Kadiwa ng Pangulo stores across the country next month to provide more Filipinos with greater access to affordably priced agricultural products, including the P29-per-kilo rice intended for vulnerable sectors,' says Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.