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SCRAP AVAs. Farmers under the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries One Movement (AOM) hold a protest outside the venue of the pubic hearing of the House of the Representatives Committee on Agrarian Reform on the impact of agribusiness venture arrangements (AVAs). Protesting farmers call for the cancellation of all AVAs to grant them full control of their lands awarded by the government. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

DAR seeks to lower terms of AVAs to 5 years

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said it is pushing to limit to five years ?the life span of the agribusiness v?enture a?greements (AVAs) between agrarian reform beneficiaries and the private contracting sector.

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Read more about the article Addressing RH woes? Gov’t told to ‘go beyond’ birth control
RESIDENTS. A young mother with her three children witness the fire that razed a score of houses in Magsaysay St., Davao City on Tuesday, Feb. 21 . (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Addressing RH woes? Gov’t told to ‘go beyond’ birth control

A women’s group has urged the government to go beyond the concept of family planning as it welcomes the full implementation of the country’s Reproductive Health law.

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