Rep. Duterte wants agri scholarships, incentives for farmers’ dependents

QUEZON CITY - Lawmakers led by Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte have proposed a measure that aims to encourage more young Filipinos to pursue a career in agriculture and take on the challenges facing this vital sector.

With Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Edvic Yap, Duterte filed House Bill 7572 that aims to provide subsidies to children of qualified indigent farmers who will enroll in agriculture courses and other related fields of study in state universities and colleges (SUCs), on top of the free tuition offered under Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

Rep. Paolo Duterte highlights ‘House’ achievements

DAVAO CITY – First Congressional District Representative Paolo Z. Duterte released on March 18, Saturday, his accomplishments from October 2022 to March 2023 as a second-term member of the House of Representatives (HOR).

Rep. Duterte highlighted the 39 House Bills he had authored, of which one was enacted into law, while others are still pending in the different committees in the HOR, and some were already sent and received by the Senate for reading.