00:00 In the midst of the high price of rice and corn, a congressman is pushing the bill of giving a production subsidy to farmers and fishermen.
00:10 Mela Lezmuras is back for the Central News.
00:13 The bill of giving a 15,000 pesos production subsidy to farmers and fishermen is now being pushed to the House.
00:25 This is under House Bill No. 1953 of Davao City Representative Paulo Duterte.
00:31 In the first stage of the production subsidy program, if passed, it is expected that 9.7 million farmers and fishermen
00:40 will be given one-time assistance that will serve as government assistance in the midst of the high price of rice,
00:46 corn and other crops such as calamities.
00:50 According to Congressman Duterte, it is already in the Constitution that the government should support the agriculture sector
00:58 and share its contribution to the possible development of the authorities.
01:03 Yesterday, the first to be approved by the lawmakers was the implementation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations or IRR
01:11 of the Republic Act No. 11593 or New Agrarian Emancipation Act, which is also a big help for farmers.
01:20 For the other sectors of the society, the Camera also adopted the Senate Bill No. 2019, which is an amendment to House Bill No. 227.
01:29 This is the amendment of the Caregiver's Welfare Act that is encouraging the protection of caregivers in the country.
01:36 Because of the camera's interference, the President has to sign it before it can be passed.
01:43 Mela Lezmuras for the people.
