Duterte veto of coco levy bill to exclude farmers from fund control, says group

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 07:03:01 +0000

National farmers group Kilusan Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo at Katarungang Panlipunan (Katarungan) likened the controversial veto of President Duterte on the proposed coconut levy fund

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WHAT WENT BEFORE: Coconut levy imposed by Marcos

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2018 23:20:43 +0000

The coconut levy was a tax imposed by President Ferdinand Marcos on the produce of coconut farmers between 1973 and 1982, supposedly to develop the coconut industry.

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