00:00 Nearly 10 million fishermen and farmers in the country could benefit from the implementation of the production subsidy program in the Camara.
00:13 Bella Lesmora has the news.
00:15 The Camara is now proposing to give Php15,000 in production subsidy for fishermen and farmers.
00:27 This is under the House Bill No. 9053 of Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte.
00:33 Under the law, 9.7 million fishermen and farmers could receive one-time assistance
00:41 in the middle of high prices of fish, crude oil and other products such as calamities.
00:46 According to Congressman Duterte, the Constitution states that the government should support the agriculture sector
00:53 and include this proposal in the possible actions of the authorities.
00:59 The members of the House of Representatives approved the implementation of the rules and regulations of the R.A. 11953
01:07 or New Agrarian Emancipation Act yesterday, which is also a big help for farmers.
01:13 For the other sectors of the society, congressmen are urging to continue their actions.
01:21 In the plenary session, the Camara adopted the Senate Bill No. 2019,
01:26 which is an amendment to House Bill No. 227 or the so-called Caregiver's Welfare Act
01:31 that will help the welfare of caregivers in the country.
01:35 Because of this, the President has already added the lack of this to the law.
01:40 Bella Lesmora for the nation.
