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Published December 14, 2020, 7:12 PM With 221 members voting in the affirmative, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill declaring the coconut levy assets as a trust fund and providing for its management and utilization that will ensure benefits for coconut farmers and workers. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO The six members of the Makabayan bloc voted against House Bill 8136 as they pointed out that the legislative measure will only further deny the farmers and coconut plantation workers access to the funds collected during the martial law years. Speake...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Earlier, the Lower Chamber approved House Bill 8136 on second reading to assure the coconut industry, especially farm workers, vast improvement in terms of modernization and better livelihood opportunities. HB 8136 is a consolidation of 16 different legilsatrive proposals filed by Deputy Speaker Michael Romero (1Pacman Partylist) and Rufus Rodriguez (CDI, Cagayan de Oro City), together with Reps. Jericho Jonas Nograles (PBA, Partylist); Jayjay Suarez (Lakas-CMD, Quezon); Aleta Suarez (NPC, Quezon); Wilfredo Mark Enverga (NPC, Quezon); Romeo Jalosjos Jr. (PDP-Laban...