THE government is looking at allocating an additional P3 billion for its conditional cash assistance program to help farmers affected by the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday.

“Three billion (pesos) have been approved by the Cabinet for this year, and we are looking at another P3 billion for the coming year,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar said during his department’s press conference on the first 100 days of his leadership.