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Tolentino on the proposed Coco Levy Trust Fund: Sen. Francis Tolentino, during Tuesday’s hybrid plenary session, September 15, 2020, reiterates what Sen. Cynthia Villar has said--that her bill will be specific to prevent the executive branch from infusing new provisions in Senate Bill No. 1396 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act. “I rely on the good response from the good sponsor that this legislation is complete, and there is no room for the bureaucracy, to usurp, or even co-share the legislative powers of the Senate,” Tolentino said. (Screen grab/Senate PRIB)