The coco levy trust fund law must benefit the country’s estimated 3.5 million coconut farmers, especially the smallholder farmers, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said as the Senate continues to discuss the bill seeking to actualize the Supreme Court decision on the estimated P105 billion levy initially collected from them. “Kailangang bantayan ang pagpasa ng batas na […]
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A bill which seeks to create the lone legislative district of Calamba City in Laguna has been approved by the Senate on third and final reading. House Bill No. 990, sponsored by Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, was approved with 19 affirmative votes, no negative vote and no […]