Upset by RCEP okay, farmers tell Senate: Help fix agri sector

the agriculture sector.

“We respect the Senate’s decision, and we hope and pray that things will work out well in the future. But if they do not, we will hold the Senators accountable for their decision," FFF National Manager Raul Q. Montemayor said on Wednesday.

“They cannot just pass on the blame to the Executive Department, which they themselves acknowledged has had a long track record of broken pledges and poorly implemented programs,” Montemayor added.

The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) on Wednesday questioned the “guidelines’ being put in place by the Senate to help the agriculture sector meet the challenges of RCEP.