While he supports the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Senate Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III said the chamber must hear the position of the agriculture sector before concurring with its ratification.
Workers push a trolley loaded with imported onions for delivery to stores in Divisoria, Manila on January 26, 2023. Ted Aljibe/ AFP
"Ang problema ngayon is mas naghirap pa ang situation ng ating magsasaka at mangingisda... So dati rati na nga na mas maganda pa siguro sitwasyon nila a year ago against na sila at dapat nating pakinggan ano ang mga reklamo nila o angal nila, all the more now. Kasi mas sumama ang sitwasyon e na imported na halos lahat ng ating kinakain e," he added.
"Hindi lang sa paglatag ng budget [kundi] seryosong implementation na mararamdaman ng ating mga magsasaka at mangingisda," he added.
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