MANILA, Philippines — Some senators on Monday questioned why the Department of Agriculture (DA) supposedly did not allocate funding for the repopulation of livestock despite the agency’s P24-billion stimulus package under the Bayanihan to Recover as One-Act.
Senator Cynthia Villar was the first to raise the issue during the Senate hearing into rising food prices, particularly on pork and poultry products.
“Walang budget—palaging pinakamaliit ang budget ng livestock. Tapos binasa ko yung Bayanihan 2 ninyo, wala naman din nakalagay na for livestock,” said Villar, who led the hearing as chair of the Senate agriculture committee.
(There’s no budget—the allocation…
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