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First Regular Session

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HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Eric D. Singson

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On average, about 20 tropical cyclones enter Philippine waters each year, with eight or
nine making landfall. And over the past decade, these tropical storms have struck the
nation more often and more severely. Every year, damage to agriculture also rises. In
2013 typhoon Yolanda alone caused damage at an estimated 31 billion pesos. Not only

The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is the implementing agency of the
govermment’s agricultural insurance program which provides protection against damage
to or loss of non-crop agricultural assets due to perils insured against. With the sum of
money paid, the farmers are able to immediately replant as soon as weather and soil
condition permits. Thus, crop insurance ensures both food security and farmer income. It
mitigates agricultural risks and addresses the consequences of natural disasters to make
losses more bearable, especially to marginalized farmers

However, despite the existence of the PCIC, only a small number of farmers avail of crop
insurance because of the premium that they are required to pay. Although half of the
premium is subsidized by the goverament, the remaining 50% is still a burden to many of
our farmers.

This bill seeks to give the qualified beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program a full crop insurance coverage

Thus, approval of this Bill is eamestly requested

TATIVES:


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

229

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Eric D. Singson

AN ACT
AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF A FULL CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE
‘TO QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN
REFORM PROGRAM AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14 OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9700, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“COMPREL SIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM EXTENSION WITH
REFORMS"

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 14 of Republic Act No. 9700, otherwise known as the

"Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms" is hereby amended
to read as follows

"Sec. 14. Section 37 of Republic Act No. 6657, as amended, is hereby further
amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 37. Support Services for the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries. -The
State shall adopt the integrated policy of support services delivery to
agrarian reform beneficiaries. To this end, the DAR, the Department of
Finance, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) shall institute reforms
to liberalize access to credit by agrarian reform beneficiaries. The PARC

shall ensure that support services for agrarian reform beneficiaries are
provided, such as

(a) Xxx;

"Xxx;

"(f) 20 AND


"(G) FULL CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE TO FARMER
BENEFICIARIES. COMPENSABLE LOSSES INCLUDE NATURAL
CALAMITIES SUCH AS TYPHOON, FLOOD, DROUGHT,
EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANIC ERUPTION, PLANT DISEASES.
AND PEST INFESTATIONS. THE TERM OF INSURANCE IS FROM
PLANTING UP TO EXPECTED DATE OF HARVEST.

XXX,

SECTION 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Presidential Agrarian
Reform Council and the Department of Agrarian Reform shalll provide the necessary
implementing rules and regulations within thirty (30) days upon the approval of this Act
Such rules and regulations shall take effect after they have been made and shall be
published in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, acts, decrees, executive orders,
issuances, and rules and regulations or parts thereof which are contrary to and
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly

SECTION 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation or the Official
Gazette
Approved,