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The House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill 9197 which seeks to establish the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Trust Fund or “Trust Fund” which shall be used exclusively for the ultimate benefit of coconut farmers and the development of the country’s coconut industry. The bill is principally authored by former President […]
If re-elected, Senator Cynthia Villar has vowed to prioritize the enactment of a law that will finally allow 3.5 million coconut farmers and their beneficiaries to directly benefit from the P100 billion coconut levy fund. In a recent visit to Laguna, a coconut-producing province, Villar said she was saddened that President Rodrigo Duterte had vetoed […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has sponsored in the Senate the proposed P122 billion proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture for 2019. “The Department of Agriculture’s budget is 3.34 percent of the proposed national budget amounting to P3.757 trillion.” Villar, chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, said DA’s budget is 3.34 percent of the […]
House Agriculture Committee Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. expressed hope on Thursday that the issues found by the Executive Branch in the coco levy fund bill will be resolved soon, adding that he welcomes a “second chance” to further improve the measure. The bill is set to be signed by President Rodrigo Duterte […]
The bicameral conference committee on the bill creating the P100 billion coconut levy trust fund has reconciled the disagreeing provisions on the versions of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and head of the Senate panel, said the bicameral conference committee on […]