Nag-ikot si Camille Villar sa Pili Public Market upang kumustahin ang mga tindera at alamin ang kanilang mga suliranin sa paghahanap-buhay bago magsimula ang proclamation rally sa nasabing bayan. Danny Bacolod

PILI, CAMARINES SUR- Hindi pababayaan ng mga pambato ng Alyansa ang mga magsasaka.

Katunayan, binigyang diin ni Camille Villar ang pangangailangan sa tulong pinansyal at research support sa mga magsasaka, gayundin sa makabagong kagamitan sa pagsasaka.

Binanggit din niya ang agarang pagpapatupad ng biosecurity measures para maprotektahan ang industriya ng paghahayupan sa bansa.

“My mother, Senator Cynthia Villar, is the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture. Mayroon actually siyang suggestion or mayroon siyang ginagawang panukalang batas, in particular to support the poultry and livestock industry because of the effects of ASF (African Swine Fever),” ani Camille.

“One of the things that she was advocating for as early as two years ago was a first border facility kung saan lahat po dapat na mga baboy na dumadating sa Pilipinas ay dinadala sa facility, doon tine-test bago po sila papasok,” aniya pa.

She noted that delays in implementing this facility have allowed ASF to spread in the country, causing significant losses to the livestock sector.

“Again, it is the implementation of our laws. And with regard to helping other industries, of course, we should give financial support to our farmers, first and foremost,” she emphasized.

She also lamented the aging farmer population, with an average age of 56, as a critical issue that should be addressed through education and awareness campaigns to encourage younger generations to pursue farming.

“Dapat ‘yung susunod na generation, ituro rin natin ‘yung kahalagahan ng agrikultura, ng farming sa kanila para mahalin din nila ‘to at sila naman ang magpapatuloy,” ani Camille. (Danny Bacolod)