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(File photo) MANILA - Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and Benguet Rep. Eric Yap have filed twin measures that, once enacted into law, will mandate the government to purchase farm produce of local growers, and establish palay drying facilities nationwide to boost farmers' income and help attain the country's goal of achieving food security. House Bill No. 3382 aims to ensure that the national and local governments will source food for their relief and school feeding programs from local farmers; while HB 3383 seeks to appropriate funds for the establishment nationwide of modern rice drying facilities that will be accessible to farmers for free. In filing the complementing bills, Duterte and Yap said the measures support the government's priority goals of revitalizing the country's agriculture sector and fighting hunger, especially among school-age children. "It is only fitting to put our farmers first when attending to our countrymen's urgent ....

Davao City , Eric Yap , Paolo Duterte , Department Of Agriculture , National Food Authority , Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office , Gaming Corp , District Representative Paolo Duterte , Philippine Amusement , Ile Photo Manila Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte And Benguet Rep Eric Yap Have Filed Twin Measures That , Nce Enacted Into Law , Ill Mandate The Government To Purchase Farm Produce Of Local Growers , Nd Establish Palay Drying Facilities Nationwide To Boost Farmers 39 Income And Help Attain The Country 39s Goal Of Achieving Food Security House Bill No 3382 Aims Ensure That National Local Governments Will Source For Their Relief School Feeding Programs From While Hb 3383 Seeks Appropriate Funds Establishment Modern Rice Be Accessible Free In Filing Complementing Bills , Uterte And Yap Said The Measures Support Government 39s Priority Goals Of Revitalizing Country Agriculture Sector Fighting Hunger , Specially Among School Age Children Quot It Is Only Fitting To Put Our Farmers First When Attending Countrymen 39s Urgent Need For Subsistence As Are Considered The Nation Responders In Fulfilling Food Requirements , Uot They Said Hb 3382 Mandates National Government Agencies And The Local Units Lgus To Prioritize Purchase Of Produce From Farmers In Implementing Their Respective Relief School Feeding Programs Quot Prioritizing Shall Mean Exhaustion All Available Applicable At Most Reasonable Practicable Cost Before Resorting Imported Or Foreign , Uot The Bill Read To Lower Transportation And Hauling Costs , He Bill States That For Lgus , Ocal Farmers 39 Produce Within Their Jurisdictions Shall Take Precedence Over Other Outside Respective Territorial Duterte And Yap Pointed Out , Hat The Proposed Measure Does Not Aim To Derail Fair Competition In Terms Of Foreign Trade And Importation , Ut To Support The Country 39s Producers Hb 3382 Makes It Clear That National Government And Lgus Should Not Buy Produce Are No Longer Fit For Human Consumption , Nsufficient And Inferior In Quality , Nd More Costly And Impracticable Compared To Imported Or Foreign Sources Of Produce In Relation This , B 3383 Mandates The Establishment Of Rice Drying Systems Throughout Country To Ensure That Government , Articularly The National Food Authority Nfa , Uys Farm Produce At Competitive Prices Duterte And Yap Noted That The Nfa Buys Clean Dry Palay With 14 Percent Moisture Content Php19 Per Kilo ,