‘Na-Duterte kami:’ Why farmers feel betrayed by coco levy vetoes
Excerpt
In 2016, farmers Rene Cerilla and Isabelita Escovilla witnessed then-presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte promise the return of the multibillion coco levy funds.
Farmers were full of hope that the decades-long battle for the return of the money to its rightful owners would finally happen. But 3 years after, the promise was broken with the veto of twin coco levy bills.
