Kiko Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former Congressman Walden Bello as he defended his move to abstain during the vote for the Rice Tariffication Act, saying he pushed for alternative measures because he knew exactly the impact of the RTA.
Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former Congressman and academic Walden Bello as he defended his move to abstain during the vote for the Rice Tariffication Act , saying he pushed for alternative measures because he knew exactly the impact of the RTA.Pangilinan made the statement after Bello questioned his advocacy for farmers, citing Pangilinan’s move to abstain during the RTA vote.
“In fact, it has been amended to now allow for cash assistance to be given [to] the rice farmers. We will move against the allocation of the tariffs collected for direct support and assistance for our farmers and fisherfolk,” he added. “That’s precisely why we pushed for that because we knew of the impact of the Rice Tariffication measure. So I beg to disagree with his view that we are crazy or we are not aware of the implications of the Rice Tariffication measure,” Pangilinan said.Meanwhile, Pangilinan said if there was a field he had expertise on that he could confidently share with the president, it is his advocacy for farmers.
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