SENATOR Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay has filed a bill seeking to exempt farmer cooperatives and associations dealing with organic fertilizers from paying registration, license fees, and other administrative fees imposed by the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA).
Senate Bill No. 1999, filed on Sept. 12, amends Presidential Decree 1144, which regulates fertilizer and pesticide use.
Noting the increasing demand for organic fertilizer and pesticides and the lack of the farmers information on the relevant policies, Ms. Binay said a number of farmer cooperatives may have been exposed to possible criminal liability under the presidential decree, which requires that agricultural chemicals be registered with the FPA.
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