Bohol completes first round of

LGSF rice aid to 86k families

TAGBILARAN CITY Bohol (PIA)— Owing to the logistics of delivering 10 kilo rice packs to Boholano families who are severely affected by the economic crisis, the Provincial Government completed the first of a series of rice distribution as the Bagong Pilipinas Rice Program to 86,142 identified families here.

This would be the first in a series of four cycles of rice distributions, shares Paul Rabuya of the Provincial Government’s Bids and Awards Committee.

This too, as the national government, through the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) downloaded its Financial Assistance to Local Government Units (FALGU) P196 million for the rice assistance program to Bohol.

It was last March 18 that Bohol received the Notice of Authority to Debit Account Issued (NADAI) from the Bureau of Treasury informing Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado that the funds have been deposited in the province’s general fund account.

With the funds at the local government disposal and recipient officials legally liable for ensuring that all funds are managed in strict compliance with the Republic Act (RA) 9184 (Government Procurement Reform Act) and standard national auditing laws, the Provincial Bids and Awards Committee opened the bids, to which very few could qualify, according to local government sources.

“Imagine supplying 10 kilo bags of rice worth 196 million, in Bohol alone, with all the rice requirements for the people, we would be lucky to find one to supply. Even in large rice producing areas, when they too would be supplying the needs of their communities, the demand is simply too big to deliver right away,” shares Bohol Budget Officer Peter Ross Retutal.

And as counterpart funding, Governor Aumentado has asked for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to put up a counterpart fund, and in reports, Bohol Administrator Aster Caberte quoted P11 million from local coffers as counterpart fund to meet the target coverage of vulnerable sectors.

Provincial Treasurer Esutaquio Socorin confirmed the amount, during a recent interview.

Identified beneficiaries were earlier identified by Local Government Units who were instructed to seek out the most vulnerable sectors in their localities who can be eligible for the program.

For Bohol, starting May 14, teams from the provincial government, accompanied by the supplier as per contract, started distributing 2,000 bags to Bien Unido, 1,740 bags to Valencia and 2500 bags for Panglao rice beneficiaries.

The following day, another 1,595 families in Sierra Bullones received their bags of rice assistance, and 1,504 families also went home with rice to cook for their next meal in Alicia.

Last May 18, 1,760 ten-lkilo bags were distributed for Pilar’s identified eligible sectors.

By May 19, Bohol released a total of 4,901 bags for Tagbilaran City’s 3000 identified beneficiaries, alburquerque’s 701 recipients and Loay’s 1,100 families.

In May 20, 2026, some 3,902 bags were distributed to Baclayon (1,387), Cortes (1,157) and Maribojoc (1,356).

Some 8,441 bags were also distributed May 21: 5,853 for Ubay, 1,088 for Anda residents and 1,500 for Garcia Hernandez.

The following day May 22, Bohol sent out 3,107: 1,500 for Catigbian, 700 for San Isidro and 907 for Antequera.

By May 26 Talibon families got 4,457, Clarin got 1300 and Sagbayan indigent recipients got 1,544 bags.

May 27, Bohol distributed 5,404 bags with Carmen getting 3,200 rice bags, Sevilla families with 1,000 bags and Balilihan with 1,204.

In May 28, 2026, 4,633 bags of rice went out of Bohol stockpile: 3,600 bags for Dauis, 430 for Sikatuna and 603 for Corella.

Another 4,539 bags were distributed on May 29: 1,700 for poor beneficiaries of the island town of President Carlos P. Garcia, 1,887 bags for Candijay and 952 for Dimiao.

Last June 2, a total of 4,238 bags came out from Bohol bodegas for Lila (800), Jagna (2,238), and Duero (1,200).

In June 3, Capitol delivered 3,000 bags for Loon beneficiaries, 1,296 for Danao recipients and 1,593 for San Miguel.

By June 4, 2,268 Trinidad beneficiaries got their rice bags, 1,224 families from Dagohoy also came home with the aid and so were 900 families from Batuan.

June 5, 5,155 bags were delivered: 1,800 to Mabini beneficiaries, 2,200 for Guindulman and 1,155 for Bilar.

In June 9, 2026, Capitol team delivered 3,300 bags of 10-kilo rice to Tubigon residents, 1,000 bags for Loboc and 2,000 for Buenavista vulnerable sectors.

On the last day, June 10, saome 7,214 came out for Inabanga (3,000), 2,014 for Calape and 2,200 for Getafe town.

Capitol is now preparing for the next batch of deliveries for the next cycle where the same 86,142 beneficiaries could get the same 10-kilo packs in rice distributions, according to Rabuya.

The last tranche of distributions would e in December, where the remaining supply would get to 69,240 Bohol families, he continued. (PIAbohol)

VULNERABLE SECTOR. Using the LGSF funds which the national government granted in the form of financial assistance to LGUs, Bohol was able to get P196M, for its Bagong Pilipinas Rice Distribution Program to economic crisis affected vulnerable sectors. The Provincial Government also released P11 M in counterpart funds including the logistics of distributing the aid to over 80 thousand families all over Bohol. (PIAbohol/GO)

LGSF FALGU or GEF. Funds from the General Appropriations Act go directly to communities as the government released assistance to vulnerable sectors in crisis-affected communities. In Bohol, due to the delivery, officials decided to make it in four cycles; until December 2026. (PIABohol/GO)