Roman stresses need to enact law for the agri sector

By Maricel V. Cruz

BATAAN Rep. Geraldine Roman on Thursday cited the need for Congress to enact a law that aims to provide solutions to the worsening condition of farmers and fishermen.

Speaking at a consultative assembly with stakeholders in the province, Roman appealed to her fellow legislators to support her House Bill 5601 or Magna Carta for Agricultural Workers. Citing a survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), ment. Because to you, it is rather the lives you have improved and positively affected that matter above all,” he added.

Roman revealed that farmers and fisher folk remain the poorest sector in the country.

Based on the 2021 poverty statistics of the PSA, fisher folk have the highest poverty rate with 30.6 percent, followed by farmers with 30 percent.

The Executive Secretary also said the awardees have subscribed to the enduring ideal of all humanity being objects of love and service.

“The world must be preserved through peace and harmony and kept safe for generations to come. Continue to be relevant. Continue to do more. Continue your advocacies and make our country a land worth living in and loving,” he said.

Bersamin told the awardees that the ceremony should not be the finish line of their hard work in their respective fields and advocacies.