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).

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).

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

DAVAO CITY – First Congressional District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, represented by his son, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, turned over on September 13,/Wednesday afternoon, various infrastructures to Barangay Langub officials in Ma-a here.

Barangay Langub chieftain Leilani Bacalso thanked Rep. Duterte for the three multi-purpose buildings situated at Zone 2, 3, and 4; a senior citizens’ building; a senior high school building; a covered court; a barangay hall; and lastly a farm-to-market road.

FIRST District Rep. Paolo Duterte turned over multi-purpose establishments and facilities to Barangay Langub officials in Talomo District on Sept. 13

In an interview, Langub Punong Barangay Leilani Bacalso said the new facilities would be a center for various community gatherings and services, including awareness drives, assemblies, and other public greetings and activities of the barangay and other local government agencies.

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 — Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte is pushing to pass a measure which will grant rental subsidies to eligible informal settlers to help families living in hazardous areas or those rendered homeless by calamities to avail themselves of safe, decent shelter.

In a statement on Friday, the lawmaker stressed the urgent need for Congress to approve the measure especially with strong typhoons and other calamities continuing to displace tens of thousands of families.