In his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte finally urged the House of Representatives (HOR) and the Senate to pass a bill on the “Creation of the Coconut Farmers’ and Industry Trust Fund,” from the Coconut Levy Fund. “I think, the Congress should look again and try continue reading…
PCAF, DAP study sees need change on gov’t structure for “client-friendly” regulatory A&F environment
A study commissioned by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) to the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) recently revealed that the unnecessary regulatory burden affects the ease of doing business in the agriculture and fishery sector. According to the study, businesses have to bear unnecessary regulatory burdens like duplication of requirements in continue reading…