'GREATEST ROBBERY OF A GOVERNMENT'
Late dictator Ferdinand Marcos received this distinction from the Guinness World Records after the Philippine government identified a total national loss worth $5 billion to $10 billion from November 1965. #NeverAgain#NeverForget
Rice farmers, who feed the nation, are reduced to being beggars as far as farmer Danilo Bolos of Nueva Ecija is concerned. Bolos lamented the plight of farmers in front of congressmen in the House of Representatives on Monday.
“Sa sobrang mahal po ng mga input, ng mga pestisidyo, hindi po talaga masusulit. Nangungutang po kami. Ang tubo po kada buwan, 3% kada buwan," Bolos said.
"‘Yung... sinasabi nilang floor price [of palay]. Sana po matupad na po ito,” Bolos added.
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