
Pro-farmer bills snubbed by Congress,group laments
Former agrarian reform secretary and former Anakpawis lawmaker Rafael Mariano said among those snubbed include the Rice Industry Development Bill as well as the proposed measures for the granting of P15,000 ($268.07) production subsidies for farmers and fisherfolks. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – As the 19th Congress adjourned its first regular session…