The GSP subcommittee which held the hearing for the “review of country practices” includes representatives of the USTR, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Department of State and Department of Treasury. The Philippines was put under scrutiny based on the petition filed by the ILRF, a DC-based advocacy organization.
5. Cooperative Farming bilang Repormang Agraryo. Ang “repormang agraryo” ay hindi dapat sa anyo ng indibidwal na pamamahagi ng lupa, sa halip ay ang kooperasyon ng buong myembro ng komunidad para sa Cooperative Farming. Mangyayari ito sa tulong ng gobyerno sa pamamagitan ng subsidyong kapital mula sa gobyerno na siyang pangangasiwaan ng mga kooperatiba sa kolektibong sistema.