THE Duterte siblings, Paolo and Sebastian, have earned spots on the Top Performing City Mayors and District Representatives list in the Philippines, according to the recent RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) survey.

Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte secured the fourth position in a nationwide survey with a rating of 86.51 percent. He shared this distinction with accomplished city mayors, such as Jerry Treñas of Iloilo (86.78 percent), Ma. Ester Hamor of Sorsogon City (86.63 percent), and Vilma Caluag of San Fernando City (86.55 percent).

To protect the country’s farmers from usurious lenders, marked by excessive loan interest rates and unauthorized lending practices, Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte has filed a bill intended for the institutionalization of the accepted interest rates on the loans of farmers and providing sanctions for those who will violate the measure.

“It is disheartening that regardless of the invaluable contribution of the farmers to the country’s food security, they remain to be living below the poverty line,” Duterte said.

MANILA – Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte on Monday pushed for the passage of a bill seeking to safeguard farmers from usurious lenders.

“It is disheartening that regardless of the invaluable contribution of the farmers to the country’s food security, they remain to be living below the poverty line,” Duterte said.

Inihain ni Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte ang isang panukala upang maproteksyunan ang mga magsasaka laban sa mga nagpapautang na nagpapataw ng labis na interes.

“It is disheartening that regardless of the invaluable contribution of the farmers to the country’s food security, they remain to be living below the poverty line,” sabi ni Duterte sa explanatory note ng panukalang Anti-Usury Against Farmers Act (House Bill 9094).

Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte has introduced a measure seeking to protect small farmers from usurious lenders by limiting the interest rates that can be imposed on their loans.

“It is disheartening that regardless of the invaluable contribution of the farmers to the country’s food security, they remain to be living below the poverty line,” said Duterte in the explanatory note of the proposed Anti-Usury Against Farmers Act (House Bill 9094).

TO help uplift the lives of those in the agricultural sector, Rep. Paolo Duterte has filed a proposed measure that would incentivize farmers and fisherfolks and provide scholarships to their children and dependents.

“The country’s agricultural industry has suffered the largest employment drop in 2022. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports stated that the agricultural sector —agriculture, forestry, fishing, and aquaculture industries — had its share of total employment fall from 24.5 percent (9.7 million) in October 2020 and 24.6 percent (10.77 million) in October 2021 to 22.5 percent (10.60 million) in October 2022,” Duterte explained.

To help uplift the lives of those in the agricultural sector, Rep. Paolo Duterte has filed a measure in Congress that would incentivize farmers and fisherfolks and provide scholarships to their children and dependents.
“The country’s agricultural industry has suffered the largest employment drop in 2022.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports stated that the agricultural sector —agriculture, forestry, fishing, and aquaculture industries — had its share of total employment fall from 24.5 percent (9.7 million) in October 2020 and 24.6 percent (10.77 million) in October 2021 to 22.5 percent (10.60 million) in October 2022,” Duterte explained.

To help uplift the lives of those in the agricultural sector, Rep. Paolo Duterte has filed a proposed measure that would incentivize farmers and fisherfolks and provide scholarships to their children and dependents.

“The country’s agricultural industry has suffered the largest employment drop in 2022. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports stated that the agricultural sector —agriculture, forestry, fishing, and aquaculture industries — had its share of total employment fall from 24.5 percent (9.7 million) in October 2020 and 24.6 percent (10.77 million) in October 2021 to 22.5 percent (10.60 million) in October 2022,” Duterte explained.

To help uplift the lives of those in the agricultural sector, Davao City First District Representative Paolo Duterte has filed a proposed measure that would incentivize farmers and fisherfolks and provide scholarships to their children and dependents.

“The country’s agricultural industry has suffered the largest employment drop in 2022. The Philippine Statistics Authority reports stated that the agricultural sector — agriculture, forestry, fishing, and aquaculture industries — had its share of total employment fall from 24.5 percent (9.7 million) in October 2020 and 24.6 percent (10.77 million) in October 2021 to 22.5 percent (10.60 million) in October 2022,” Duterte said.

Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte is pushing for the passage of a law that would grant rental subsidies to eligible informal settlers in the country.
The bill aims to help families living in hazardous areas or those rendered homeless by calamities to avail themselves of safe and decent shelter.

House Bill (HB) 455 or The Rental Housing Subsidy Program Act as proposed by Rep. Pulong, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Edvic Yap also covers informal settler families (ISFs) who do not have legal claims to the lots or houses they occupy.

Davao City – Ubos sa House Bill 455 nga gipakusgan sa House Committee on Housing and Urban Development, gibarugan ni Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte ang pagduso sa balaud alang sa pagtunol og rental subsidies sa mga kwalipikadong informal settlers.

Ang balaod nagtinguha nga makatabang sa mga pamilyang anaa nagpuyo sa mga delikadong dapit, nawad-an og pinuy-anan tungod sa mga kalamidad, ug lakip na kadtong wala gyud makabaton og balay.

DAVAO CITY Rep. Paolo Duterte wants a law granting rental subsidies to eligible informal settlers, helping families rendered homeless by calamities to have safe and decent shelters.

Duterte emphasized the need to approve the measure, especially with strong typhoons and calamities that continue to displace thousands of families.