At least 20 more peasant organizations signed the petition to replace Diokno and Balisacan, after six groups initiated the campaign to axe the two members of the economic team.
“More agricultural groups are joining the call of the rice industry stakeholders to reject all proposals to reduce or remove tariffs on our most loved food commodities: rice, pork, chicken and corn. We all know that Secretaries Diokno and Balisacan are not only proposing tariff reduction on rice; but also, on pork, chicken and corn,” So said.
“It is easy to say that the tariff reduction will not affect the farmers as they only stay in the offices, far from the mud and hard life of farmers,” So maintained.
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