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'KADIWA' RICE. Cebuanos buy rice at PHP25 per kilo at the "Kadiwa ng Pangulo" market in Cebu Provincial Capitol on Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 27-28, 2023). National Food Authority's focal person for Kadiwa-Cebu proejct, said Wednesday (March 1, 2023) the agency disposed of 280 bags or a total of 14,000 kilos of rice during the two-day activity at the capitol. (Photo courtesy of Cebu Provincial Capitol PIO) CEBU CITY - Thousands of Cebuanos took advantage of rice sold at P25 per kilogram in Kadiwa market at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. Dr. Roldan Saragena, Cebu provincial agriculturist, noted an overwhelming turnout of Cebunaos who joined the queue to avail of the cheap rice sold at the two-day Kadiwa starting Monday or shortly after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the launching of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo. Saragena said the National Food Authority (NFA) recorded a total rice sale of PHP350,000, the highest among the commodities sold at the Cebu Kadiwa stalls. The