| Retain P500 food subsidy, FAO urges |
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| Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00 | |||
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MANILA, Philippines -- The government’s P500 monthly subsidy for the poor, denounced by critics as a dole-out, should be institutionalized, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday.
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