Round Two of the ongoing #PilipinasDebate2016 at the Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro City is tackling the issues of poverty and development. Photo courtesy of wikipedia Hosts Mike Enriquez and Jessica Soho, at the start of the second round, gave a picture of the country’s growth. Agriculture remains the poorest of the sectors. In the labor force, 2.6 Filipinos are unemployed. Photo courtesy of chisms.net “We should modernize agricultural technology. CARP recipients should be subsidized especially on irrigation. Much is lost in post-harvest so we need to address this as well. Also, we need to address and attract capital requirements for pertinent infrastructures, like farm to market roads,” stated UNA bet Jejomar Binay. “Farmers need, at least, P70K for every hectare they tend. perhaps, an agro-industrial zone to market farm/fishery produce well. Also, whatever crops yield more will give an added value to farmers,” stressed independent candidate Grace Poe. [...]
