// MANILA, Philippines–At least a dozen farmers from Negros Occidental threw snailson Tuesdayat the House of Representatives to protest the delay in the plenary debates on a bill extending and reforming the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp). The farmers from Task Force Mapalad (TFM) were escorted out of the chamber after they threw snails wrapped up in gift paper at the office of the rules committee, which is tasked to schedule the plenary debates of pertinent legislation in Congress. The farmers blamed committee chairman Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II for refusing to schedule House Bill 4296 for sponsorship …
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