TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1294
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RECEIVED BV;
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RISA HONTIVEROS
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA CARTA OF YOUNG FARMERS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The agriculture sector is vital in ensuring a country's food security. The 
Philippines has been experiencing significant challenges to food security; hence, it has 
been depending on imports to ensure sufficient food to meet the demands of a 
growing population1. Global issues such as the Ukraine-Russia war and COVID-19 
have had an impact on prices and export restrictions2. This has only reaffirmed the 
importance of stimulating local agricultural production to ensure food security.
As farmers are the cornerstone of agricultural production, the country has 
witnessed worrisome trends: a declining number of farmers, out-migration from the 
agriculture sector, and an aging farmer population. Since 2012, net employment in 
agriculture, hunting, and forestry has declined3. This has culminated in a 25% decline 
in agricultural workers in 2017 compared to 20104. A 2019 Policy Note by the National 
Economic and Development Authority found that 15 out of 17 regions experienced 
agricultural employment losses5. The Policy Note also confirmed the out-migration 
from agriculture, most commonly "among the young and educated."6 The decreased 
interest in farming among youth is alarming alongside an aging farmer population with 
an average age of 57 years old7. These trends undermine the country from attaining 
food security.
1 National Economic and Development Authority. Out-Migration in Agriculture. 2019, httDs://neda.aov.Dh/wD- 
content/uploads/2019/11/RD-Policv-Note 103019.pdf
2 Department of Agriculture. “Facing the big challenges in Philippine Agriculture.” June 5 2022, 
https://vvww.da.aov.ph/facinq-the-biq-challenqes-in-philippine-aqriculture/
3 National Economic and Development Authority. Out-Migration in Agriculture. 2019, https://neda.qov.ph/wp- 
content/uploads/2019/11/RD-Policv-Note 103019.pdf
4 Ocampo, K. (2019, November 7). Where have PH farmers gone? Neda tracks a 7-yr dip in Agriculture. 
Inquirer.net. https://newsinfo.inauirer.net/1190760/where-have-ph-farmers-qone-neda-tracks-7-vr-dip-in-aqri- 
labor
5 National Economic and Development Authority. Out-Migration in Agriculture. 2019, httPs://neda.qov.ph/wp- 
content/uploads/2019/11/RD-Policv-Note 103019.pdf
6 Ibid.
7 Porcalla, Delon. “Dwindling number of farmers threaten food security in Philippines.” July 29 2017. 
https://www.philstar.eom/business/aqriculture/2017/07/29/1722709/dwindlinq-number-farmers-threaten-food-
securitv-philippines
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There are multifaceted challenges to the youth's interest and involvement in 
agriculture. In Philippine society, there remains a negative stigma attached to farming 
as a "poor man's job.8" Aside from this negative stigma, another obstacle to youth 
involvement in agriculture is their limited access to land, capital, and credit9. 
Furthermore, farming is perceived as a low-paying job, especially with weather 
unpredictability and increased costs of agricultural products10. According to a 2021 
survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority, farmers have a high poverty incidence 
rate of 30%n. These factors hinder the youth's involvement in agriculture.
The Philippines cannot neglect the discrimination and harsh circumstances that 
young farmers face. No less than Article II, Section 18 of the 1987 Constitution states 
that the State "shall protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare." The 
Magna Carta of Young Farmers aims to address the needs of young farmers & 
safeguard their rights. Through the creation of the Young Farmers Council and the 
National Young Farmers Roadmap, these initiatives will ensure that young farmers 
become a primary focus for the formulation and implementation of national policies 
and programs that empower them. Moreover, the bill reinforces that the State shall 
guarantee equal access to technology, credit, and capital. This bill prioritizes the land 
rights of young farmers by guaranteeing improved access to low-cost farmland. 
Furthermore, this bill seeks to provide them with opportunities to become more 
competitive through assistance in farm planning and management and access to 
market spaces. To uphold the rights of young farmers against discrimination and 
violence, young farmers shall be ensured access to free legal services.
In sum, the Magna Carta of Young Farmers aims to institutionalize mechanisms 
and policies that address the challenges faced by young farmers. This initiative is 
crucial to fulfilling our state's commitment to the Article II, Section 18 of the 1987 
Constitution and to honor the critical role that farmers play in ensuring food security 
for the country.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
RISA HONTIVEROS U 
Senator
8 National Economic and Development Authority, Out-Migration in Agriculture. 2019, httDs://neda.aov.Dh/wD- 
contentyuDloads/2019/11/RD-Policv-Note 103019.pdf
9 Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development. A Viable Future; Attracting the Youth to 
Agriculture. 2015, httDs://asianfarmers.orq/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5-Younq-Farmers.odf
10 Ibid.
11 Philippine Statistics Authority. "Poverty Incidence Among the Basic Sectors in the Philippines."
U.d.,https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/infographics/Poverty%20lncidence%20lnfographics%20on%20the%202 
021%200fficial%20Poverty%20Statistics%20Among%20the%20Basic%20Sectors.pdf


TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Senate
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25 AUG 27 P 2 -52
SENATE
S.B. No. 1294
RECEIVED BY:
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RISA HONTIVEROS
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA CARTA OF YOUNG FARMERS
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Philippines 
assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "The Magna Carta of 
Young Farmers".
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. The state recognizes the economic, political, 
and sociocultural realities affecting young farmers' current condition and affirms the 
role of young farmers in nation-building and attaining environmental sustainability and 
food sufficiency. It shall endeavor to develop plans, policies, programs, measures, 
and mechanisms to ensure young farmers' empowerment, productivity, and 
competitiveness in local and international trade.
The State hereby declares a "Young Farmer" as an individual with an age range of 15- 
35 years old whose primary source of income comes from agriculture;
The State recognizes young farmers as supplemental income earners on the family 
farms playing a major role in augmenting their family's proceeds. Doing so entails 
working odd jobs to sustain the family's source of income most especially in non­
harvesting seasons;
The State acknowledges the invaluable role of young farmers who are present in the 
value chain process starting from production, to processing, to value-adding up to 
marketing;
The State recognizes the role of young farmers as eco-warhors and staunch advocates 
of environmental protection; and.
The State recognizes the indispensable contribution of young farmers to the overall 
food security and national economy.


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Towards this end, the State reaffirms the right of young farmers as a separate basic 
sector with its own distinct rights and responsibilities to participate in policy 
formulation, planning, organization, implementation, management, monitoring, and 
evaluation of all programs, projects, and services targeting young farmers as 
stakeholders. Further, it shall establish mechanisms for the promotion and protection 
of young farmers' rights.
CHAPTER II 
Definition of Terms
Sec. 3. Definitions -For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall mean: 
Agriculture refers to the prudent endeavor of cultivating plants and animals which 
includes the tillage of the soil, dairy, production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting 
of any agricultural, aquacultural, floricultural or horticultural commodities, the growing 
and harvesting of forest products upon forest lands, the raising of livestock including 
horses, the keeping of horses as a commercial enterprise, the keeping and raising of 
poultry, swine, cattle and other domesticated animals used for food purposes and any 
forestry or lumbering operations, performed by a farmer;
a) Farm work refers to the land cultivation and tillage, dairying, production, 
growing, harvesting, plowing, planting, application of fertilizers, and farm 
supervision performed by an individual or a group of people;
b) Discrimination refers to any distinction, exclusion, or restriction which has 
the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment, or 
exercise by young farmers, irrespective of their age, status, or income, on a 
basis of equality, human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, 
economic, social, cultural, civil, or any other field. It includes any act or 
omission, including by law, policy, administrative measure, or practice, that 
directly or indirectly excludes or restricts young farmers in the recognition and 
promotion of their rights and their access to and enjoyment of opportunities, 
benefits, or privileges. A measure or practice of general application is 
discrimination against young farmers if it fails to provide for a mechanism to 
offset or address the disadvantages or limitations of young farmers, as a result 
of which they are denied or restricted in the recognition and protection of their 
rights and in their access to and enjoyment of opportunities, benefits, or 
privileges: Provided, That discrimination compounded by or intersecting with 
other grounds, status, or condition, such as ethnicity, age, poverty, or religion 
shall be considered discrimination against young fanners under this Act;
c) Eco-warrior refers to the staunch advocates of environmental protection and 
practitioners of sustainable farming;
d) Food Security refers to the condition in which all people, at all times, have 
physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that 
meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life 
(as defined by the United Nations Committee on World Food Security);
e) Family Farming is a means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, 
pastoral, and aquaculture production which is managed and operated by a 
family and predominantly reliant on famiiy labor, including both women and 
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f) Lessee refers to a person who, by themselves, or with the aid available from
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within their immediate farm household, cultivates the land, belonging to or
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lawfully possessed by another, with the latter's consent, for purposes of
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agricultural production, for a price certain in money or in produce or both. The
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g) Organic refers to the particular farming and processing system, described in
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the standards and not in the classical chemical sense. The term "organic" is
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synonymous in other languages with "biological" or "ecological". It is also a
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labeling term that denoted products considered organic based on the Philippine
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National Standards for organic agriculture;
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feasible production of food and fibers. Organic agriculture dramatically reduces
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external inputs by refraining from the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and
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pharmaceuticals. It also covers areas such as, but is not limited to, soil fertility
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environment as defined by the International Federation of Organic Agricultural
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Movement (IFOAM): Provided, That the biotechnology herein referred to shall
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i) Sustainability refers to meeting the needs of the present without
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j) Tenant refers to a person who, themselves, or with the aid available from
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within their immediate farm household, cultivates the land belonging to, or
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possessed by another, with the latter's consent for purposes of production,
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sharing the produce with the landholder under the share tenancy system, or
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paying the landholder a price certain or ascertainable in produce or in money
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or both, under the leasehold tenancy system;
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from agriculture, with an age range of 15-35 years old, is owner, tenant, lessee,
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or worker of the land in which they personally cultivate and till; and
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I) Red-tagging refers to the practice of labelling, vilifying, branding, naming,
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accusing, harassing, persecuting, and or caricaturing persons and organizations
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as communists, persons engaged as agents in, or assisting communist
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activities, fellow-travelers, subversives, and or state enemies, without credible
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Sec. 4. State as Primary Duty-Bearer. - The State, as the primary duty-
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a) Recognize, promote, and protect the rights of young farmers defined and 
guaranteed under this Act;
b) Lead against the discrimination and coercion or violence, be physical, verbal, 
sexual, emotional, psychological, spiritual, or cultural in nature of young 
farmers;
c) Endorse farm products produced by young farmers for economic deveiopment 
nationwide;
d) Promote and fuifiii the rights of young farmers in ali aspects including but not 
limited to their rights to food security, education and training, access to land, 
social justice, employment, health services, and participation.
The State shall take measures and establish mechanisms to promote the 
coherent and integrated impiementation and enforcement of this Act and related laws, 
policies, or other measures to effectiveiy recognize young farmers as a distinct basic 
sector, stop discrimination against young farmers and farming in general, and advance 
their rights and responsibiiities.
Sec. 5. Duties of State Agencies and Instrumentalities. - The above- 
mentioned duties of the State shall extend to all agencies, offices, and 
instrumentalities at all levels and government-owned and controlled corporations, 
subject to the Constitution and pertinent laws, policies, or administrative guideiines 
that define specific duties of state agencies and entities concerned.
Sec. 6. Duties of Private Sector. - It is the duty of the private sector to 
support young farmers' agenda through sociai partnerships between peopie's 
organizations and industries. Private sectors are encouraged to assist in reform 
mechanisms and rural development initiatives which include livelihood strategies 
sensitive to the plight of young farmers, as part of their corporate social responsibility 
duties.
Sec. 7. Non-Diminution of die Rights of the Young Farmers. - Ail other 
young farmers' rights and programs provided under existing laws shall remain in full 
force and effect: Provided, That it follows the definition of a young farmer as stated 
in this Act.
CHAPTER IV
Rights, Productivity, and Empowerment
Sec. 8. Education and Training. - The State shall ensure equal access to 
quality education and training of young farmers and encourage partnership and 
linkage with state universities and colleges (SUCs) on information and technology 
transfer to young farmer individuals and organizations.
a) Curriculum. - To ensure better quality education and training for young farmers 
and aspiring farmers, the following will be incorporated in curriculums:
a. K to 12 High Schools offering Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) 
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to create laboratories for agricultural science and technology 
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b. Climate Smart and Resilient Agriculture and Agricultural Laws and 
Farmers Rights shall be incorporated in both K to 12 and Tertiary 
Education Curriculum.
b) Scholarship. - K to 12 students under TLE Track with specialization in 
Agriculture-Fisheries Arts shall be entitled to scholarship grants and incentives 
through the Department of Agriculture (DA) upon compliance with the 
conditions set by the department.
c) Agricultural Training Service Extension. - Agricultural SUCs shall serve as an 
extension service provider for practical application, learning seminars, 
hands- on training, and knowledge on technological advancements of young 
farmers' organizations and individuals through the proper facilitation of the 
Department of Agriculture (DA).
Sec. 9. Right to Resources for Food Production. — The State shall 
guarantee young farmers' vital role in food production and food security by prioritizing 
their rights to access technology, credit, and capital. It shall ensure that young farmers 
are provided with the following:
a) Equal access to support for farm inputs and agricultural tools;
b) Equal access to farm technologies and mechanization;
c) Ensure innovation, development, and proliferation of young farmer-friendly 
technologies and mechanization of agricultural production and processing;
d) Equal access to formal sources of credit and capital including forms of clean 
loans and Mortgage, Redemption and Insurance (MRI); and
e) Equitable share of the produce of farms and aquatic resources.
Sec. 10. Access to Information. — Young farmers' access to information 
regarding policies, programs, projects, subsidies, and funding outlays that affect them, 
shall be ensured.
The DA-Regional Field Offices (RFOs), Provincial Agricultural Offices (PAOs), 
and Municipal Agricultural Offices (MAOs) shall endeavor the strengthening 
information dissemination of agricultural projects benefiting young farmers. Moreover, 
these offices shall offer assistance to farmers to access agricultural services offered 
whether offline or online.
Sec. 11. Right to farmland. - The land rights of young farmers shall be 
prioritized. In doing so, the State shall guarantee the following:
a) Improve access to low-cost farmland. - Create more flexibility within 
CARP/CARPER to allow land trusts to protect farmland quickly and facilitate a 
new farmer. The DAR shall also ensure to protect the affordability of conserved 
lands and ensure that it remains in farming.
b) Land Transfer Tax Exemptions. - Transactions including, but not limited to, 
purchase, inheritance, and donation of land, which is one (1) hectare and 
below, to young farmers, as defined under this Act, are hereby exempt from all 
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to young farmers, from the national scale down to community levels as regards
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in farm planning and management to ensure maximum utilization, production,
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profitability, and sustainability of their farms. The department shall utilize the
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existence of Farmer Field Schools and Agricultural Extension Training Centers
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as learning sites to ensure full-scale assistance to young farmers.
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guarantee the young farmers rights for market spaces, farm-to-market roads, and
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other mechanisms that will ensure that farm produce will reach the family table. In
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a) Establishment of Farm-to-Market Roads (FMR). - The DA, DPWH, and LGU shall
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endeavor to hasten the creation of farm-to-market as per the Farm-to-Market
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Road Network Plan (FMRNP) and Comprehensive FMR National Master Plan
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b) Creation of a Provincial Market. - The DA Regional Office and the
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Governor's Office shall establish a central market within each province. These
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markets shall cater to all registered farmers of the different municipalities
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of the province who wish to sell their farm produce.
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c) Establishment of Municipal Cold Storage and Post-Harvest Facility. The
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storage and post-harvest facilities that are accessible to the local farmers.
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d) National Young Farmers Roadmap. - The DA through the National Young
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Farmers Council, including its attached agencies and corporations, in
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coordination with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of
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Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Trade and Industry
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(NAPC) and all agricultural-related agencies attached under the Office of the
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President (OP) shall formulate and implement a National Young Farmers Plan
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within one hundred and twenty (120) days from the creation of the National
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Young Farmers Council. The roadmap shall serve as the convergence program
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of government line agencies to ensure the maximum role of young farmers in
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food security. It shall also present measures that will allocate a safe, culturally
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security systems particular to the roles of young farmers along the food
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d. Index of programs of identified government agencies as to the 
development of young farmers.
e) Young Farmer Community Seed Banks. - DA shall facilitate the 
selection, establishment, and management of strategic community-based seed 
banks to ensure sustainable food and agricultural resources for young farmers.
Sec. 13. Environmental Protection. — DA, in partnership with DENR and 
DOST shall establish model farms that feature sustainable farming practices such as 
integrated and diverse organic farming systems, climate-smart and resilient 
agriculture, organic urban farming systems, and the like to serve as knowledge 
transfer and training institutions for young farmers and agricultural workers and 
provide an avenue for the active participation of young farmers in environmental 
protection and practice of sustainable farming.
Sec. 14. Recognition and Preservation of Cultural Identity and 
Indigenous Farming Traditions. - The State shall respect, preserve and maintain 
knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous and local communities of young 
farmers embodying traditional lifestyles relevant to the conservation and sustainable 
use of biological diversity. These shall be considered in the formulation and 
implementation of national policies and programs.
Sec 15. Protection from Discrimination, Red-tagging, and Violence. -
The state shall ensure that all young farmers shall be protected from all forms of 
discrimination, harassment, violence, and red-tagging, as provided for in existing laws.
Young farmers facing discrimination, harassment, violence and red-tagging 
from public and or private persons and groups, shall be ensured access to free legal 
services from the Public Attorney's Office (PAO).
Free legal assistance under this provision shall include, but are not limited to:
a) Legal representatives in civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings, as far as 
practicable;
b) Legal advice or consultations;
c) Preparation of pleadings, motions, memoranda, and all other legal forms and 
documents;
d) Court fees and other related fees; and
e) Notarization of documents.
Sec. 16. Representation and Participation. -The State shall ensure young 
farmers' involvement in the planning and design stages of agri-food development 
projects from conceptualization to implementation. It shall also ensure the 
participation of young farmers in the decision-making and policy-making processes at 
regional, national, and international levels initiated by the government and private 
entities including but not limited to the National and Local Agrarian Reform Councils, 
National Organic Agricultural Board, National Youth Commission, and the National 
Anti-Poverty Commission to fully realize their roles as agents and partners for 
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Sec. 17. Strengthen Young Farmer Organizations. - DA, together with 
DAR, DTI, DOST, NYC, DepEd, CHED, and CDA shall create a training module on 
organizational management and development specific to the sensitivity and needs of 
young farmer organizations within one hundred twenty (120) days upon the effectivity 
of this Act to assist and provide young farmer organizations capacity-building, 
organizational management and development schemes.
CHAPTER V
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
Sec. 18. Creation of the National Young Farmers Council. - There is 
hereby created the National Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Council which shall be 
attached to the DA. The Council shall have the following powers and functions:
a) Formulate, recommend, and implement national policies, plans, programs, and 
guidelines to ensure young farmers' empowerment, productivity, and 
competitiveness in local and international trade.
b) Support and assist the DA and relevant government agencies in building strong 
and harmonious partnerships with foreign counterparts and relevant agencies, 
non-government organizations, and civic groups in order to facilitate the 
implementation of strategies and programs for the protection and promotion of 
the rights and well-being of young farmers.
c) Develop an online self-service portal for young farmers to access, apply for, 
and implement the different DA programs and services.
d) Establish Young Farmer Coordinators in each municipality to direct 
outreach and help young farmers access information on agricultural and 
fisheries programs and services.
e) Spearhead the drafting and finalization of the National Young 
Farmer's Roadmap.
Sec. 19. Farm Insurance. — Young Farmers shall automatically become 
members of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) as protection from 
losses of non-crop agricultural assets from force majeure.
Sec. 20. Legal Protection on Negotiations and Trade Partnership 
Agreements. - The State shall ensure the provision of safeguard clauses for 
vulnerable, sensitive, and volatile sectors to preserve the family farming model of the 
Philippines.
Sec. 21. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within one-hundred 
twenty (120) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DA shall, in coordination with 
Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic 
Resources (BFAR), DAR, DENR, DTI, DOST, DepEd, CHED, NYC, and NAPC and with 
the participation of representatives from non-government organizations (NGO) and 
civil society groups with a proven track record of involvement and promotion of the 
rights and welfare of young farmers, issue the necessary rules and regulations for the 
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Sec. 22. Appropriation of Funds. -The amount necessary for implementing 
this Act shall be charged from the budget allocation of the DA including its attached 
agencies and corporations, DAR, DENR, DTI, DOST, DepEd, CHED, and NAPC. Such 
amounts necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in 
the annual General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 23. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision or part not otherwise 
affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
Sec. 24. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary 
to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified, or 
amended accordingly.
Sec. 25. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
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