MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has recently approved a measure strengthening and expanding the country’s agricultural insurance system to give Filipino farmers and fisherfolk greater protection against typhoons, floods, droughts, diseases, and other threats to their livelihoods. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III, one of the authors of House Bill No. 10365, stressed on Sunday the importance of the measure given the reality that a single calamity can wipe out not only a farmer’s harvest but also months of investment and the means to begin producing again. “Kapag tinamaan ng bagyo o baha ang isang magsasaka, hindi lang […]...Keep on reading: Dy: House OKs stronger crop insurance bill to protect farmers, fisherfolk