House Assistant Minority Floor Leader and Gabriela party-list Rep. Sarah Jane Elago on Wednesday backed the bid of rice farmers for higher financial assistance, noting that the P7,000 cash aid under the proposed 2025 national budget is just one-third of the help that they actually need.
In a press briefing, Elago underscored the need to increase the financial assistance for rice farmers amid challenges plaguing the agriculture sector, such as climate change, anomalous flood control projects, and underfunding.
“The P7,000 agricultural production subsidy per farmer should
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