Duterte veto of coco levy bill to exclude farmers from fund control, says group
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LUCENA CITY -- National farmers group Kilusan Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo at Katarungang Panlipunan (Katarungan) likened the controversial veto of President Duterte on the proposed coconut levy fund bill to a «tokhang» operation in the goveDuterte veto of coco levy bill to exclude farmers from fund control, says group
LUCENA CITY -- National farmers group Kilusan Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo at Katarungang Panlipunan (Katarungan) likened the controversial veto of President Duterte on the proposed coconut levy fund bill to a «tokhang» operation in the government bloody drug war. «His (Duterte's) veto was like the police 'tokhang' operation. It was a swift and deadly move to exclude the farmer's majority representatives from the council that was originally tasked to decide the disposition of the coco levy fund,» Jansept Geronimo, spokesperson of Katarungan, said in an interview on Tuesday. He said the president does «not really want to include farmers from the management of the fund.» "Hi...Keep on reading: Duterte veto of coco levy bill to exclude farmers from fund control, says group Read more