Agri Insurance hearing

Senator Cynthia A. Villar (seated center, front row), chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, hears a presentation with Dennis Funa (left), Insurance Commissioner, on how a system of insurance would greatly help small farm holders recover from natural disasters. During the roundtable discussion on agricultural insurance organized by the Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association and the World Bank, Villar said Senate Bill 1759 or the Free Index-Based Crop Insurance, which she authored, is one of her priority legislative measures.