𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐆𝐒𝐅 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝟏𝟕 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

Kalibo, AKLAN – The Provincial Government of Aklan announces the successful completion of the first batch of the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) – Bagong Pilipinas Rice Program, a flagship initiative of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. aimed at strengthening food security and providing sustained rice assistance to Filipino families.

The completion of the first batch follows the official launch of the Bagong Pilipinas Rice Program in Aklan on June 22, 2026, led by Gov. Jose Enrique M. Miraflores, which signals the province’s commitment to implementing one of the national government’s key social assistance initiatives under the Bagong Pilipinas agenda.

Implemented across all 17 municipalities of Aklan, the program reflects the government’s continued efforts to ensure that quality rice reaches deserving beneficiaries while promoting inclusive and sustainable development in the province.

For the first month, 34,285 beneficiaries from across the province each received one 10-kilogram bag of rice, with a total of 34,285 bags (342,850 kg rice) successfully distributed. The rice distributed uNder this program was sourced from local Aklanon farmers through the IBON Multi-Purpose Cooperative and Lezo Multi-Purpose Cooperative.

Under the program, the same beneficiaries who received assistance during Month 1 will continue to receive 10 kg of rice each month for the next three (3) months, ensuring sustained support for their households throughout the program’s implementation.

During the program’s launching, 𝙂𝙤𝙫. 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙧𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙈. 𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 emphasized that the 𝘓𝘎𝘚𝘍 𝘉𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘉𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐𝘉𝘖𝘕 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘻𝘰 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺.

The successful implementation of the Month 1 distribution was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist headed by 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝘆𝘀 𝗧. 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office headed by 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮 and the Provincial Barangay Affairs Office led by 𝗜𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝗿. , in close coordination with the counterparts from the Municipal Local Government Units and barangay officials. The collective efforts in program coordination, beneficiary validation, logistics, and distribution ensured the timely and orderly delivery of rice assistance to the beneficiaries across the province.

Moving forward, the Provincial Government of Aklan will continue to ensure the sustained and efficient implementation of the LGSF Bagong Pilipinas Rice Program for the next three (3) months. Regular coordination and monitoring among concerned provincial offices, municipal local government units, barangay officials, and partner cooperatives will be maintained to ensure the timely distribution of the remaining rice assistance to the same beneficiaries.