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BILL ON CASH AID TO FARMERS GETS HOUSE OK

The House of Representatives approved on final reading a proposal authorizing the Department of Agriculture (DA) to use the excess rice tariff revenues under the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) for direct cash assistance to farmers. Voting 195-0-0, the chamber passed on third reading House Bill 9950, or the proposed Cash Assistance for Filipino Farmers Act. […]

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PULONG, YAP TO GIVE KIN OF CRASH VICTIMS CASH AID

Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte and ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Eric Yap pledged to donate P5 million as an immediate financial assistance to the families of the military troops and civilians who perished in the July 4 crash of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130H Hercules cargo plane in Patikul, Sulu. The donation will be turned […]