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Under the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan, a minimum of P200 million is allotted each year to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. for the crop insurance of coconut farmers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd has directed a committee charged with monitoring the use of the coco levy trust fund to make sure there isn't any "double-dipping" of funds when providing the estimated 2.5 million coconut farmers in the nation with crop insurance and health coverage.