Palace: Mandaluyong blacklists supplier of underweight rice sacks

MANILA, Philippines — The supplier behind the national government’s free rice distribution program in Mandaluyong City has admitted that some sacks contained less than the supposed 10 kilos beneficiaries were supposed to receive, according to Malacañang.

The local government has blacklisted the company, which it did not disclose, and launched an investigation into the matter.

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