WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — With the surge in the prices of essential goods, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed that eight million families in total will benefit from the government's rice aid program. Marcos made the promise after he shared that 20,000 tons of rice have been distributed to 2.5 million families during his fifth State of
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