Former Sen. Panfilo Lacson. (INQUIRER.internet file photograph)
MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial aspirant Panfilo Lacson stated on Thursday he was eyeing the institutionalization of the Kadiwa program to assist eradicate middlemen that add as much as agricultural prices and let native authorities items (LGUs) intervene instantly within the provide chain.
He stated this in a press convention forward of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas’ proclamation rally in Iloilo Metropolis.
“I need to examine tips on how to institutionalize Kadiwa shops via laws in order that we will eradicate the quite a few middlemen since it will instantly join producers to customers with the assistance of native authorities items,” Lacson stated in Filipino.
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The Kadiwa program is a government-run retail system designed to attach farmers instantly with customers.
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It’s aligned with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to keep up meals safety and permit the marginalized sector to afford agricultural merchandise at a lower cost.
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In the identical press convention, Lacson identified that some LGUs have already adopted the Kadiwa program.
“Ito’y napa-practice na sa ibang probinsya na kung saan nakikialam na ang [LGUs], nag-i-intervene, na ‘yung mga produce ng mga farmers ay sila rin ang bumibili at dini-distribute sa mga Kadiwa shops, nang sa gayon, ‘pag nawala ‘yong mga middlemen, malaki ang baba ng presyo,” he stated.
“That is already being practiced in some provinces the place LGUs intervene by buying farmers’ produce and distributing them to Kadiwa shops. This fashion, by eliminating middlemen, costs drop considerably,” he stated.
He added that, as a substitute of the Kadiwa program being non permanent, it will be higher to institutionalize it via laws to assist not solely farmers but additionally strange customers.
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