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Local January 26, 2025 | 8:41 am

Dominican Republic: RD$614 million food donation program underway

Santo Domingo -- The Social Assistance Plan of the Presidency (PASP), in its Annual Operating Plan (POA) for 2025, began a procurement process for the acquisition of raw food to be donated to low-income families. The amount allocated is about six hundred and fourteen million eight hundred and fifty-seven thousand Dominican pesos (RD$614,857,000). Amo... Read more

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