More families in a town in Abra province received rice under the BBM rice distribution program, the Philippine Information Agency reported on Monday, October 12, 2026.
The report did not specify how many households were served in the Abra town or the exact location of the distribution. It described the event as an expansion of the program's reach to additional families in the area.
The Abra distribution is one of several rice assistance efforts the Philippine Information Agency reported on the same day. In Lagawe, the local government unit distributed rice assistance to more than 4,000 families, according to the agency. In Paracelis, 8,147 households benefited from rice assistance under the Local Government Support Fund, the agency reported.
Separately, Maasin City rolled out P13 million in LGSF rice aid for over 21,000 families, and more than 4,000 families in Calasiao town received rice aid through the BBM initiative, according to the Philippine Information Agency.
The reports indicate the rice distributions are taking place across multiple provinces and are being carried out through both the national BBM program and local government units using LGSF allocations.
Details on the total number of beneficiaries, the volume of rice distributed, and the schedule of future distributions were not included in the reports.
Watch for follow-up reports from the Philippine Information Agency for beneficiary counts and additional distribution sites.
