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Villar resumes rice tarrification hearing: In yesterday’s resumption of the Senate agriculture and food committee hearing on the Rice Tarrification Law, committee chairperson Sen. Cynthia A. Villar exhorts officials of of concerned government agencies to give all assistance to those affected by the liberalization of rice imports. She tells PhilMech to use the remaining P2 billion funds from RCEF to help farmers in the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Iloilo and Negros Occidental as they are yet to receive help from the RCEF funds. She also reminds NFA administrator Judy Caroll Dansal to use their P7-billion annual budget that they are mandated to buy the palay of farmers and sell them. She guarantees to continue helping the farmers to ensure they can be globally competitive. |
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