{
  "id": 5127451,
  "title": "Government to unload P69.9-billion budget for rice programs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/government-to-unload-p69-9-billion-budget-for-rice-programs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Philippine Star Business",
    "slug": "philippine-star-business",
    "url": "https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/09/03/2553585/government-unload-p699-billion-budget-rice-programs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Marcos is proposing P69.9 billion funding for three major rice programs next year as the government seeks to boost domestic production, raise farmers’ incomes and help keep rice affordable and accessible. Acting Budget Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said the proposed funding forms part of the administration’s broader food security agenda, which seeks to raise agricultural productivity…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}