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Publication Farmers' levels of awareness and acceptance of the proposed house bill 4644(Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - South La Union Campus, 2016-03) Estacio, Sheen M.; Estoque, Glen R.; Llego, Jayson G.; Mapile, Christian Jeff T.The study focused on the relationship between the farmers' level of awareness and their level of acceptance of the House Bill 4644 in terms of the contents, its possible effects, and the advantages and disadvantages of the merging. The relationships among their profile which includes age, gender, and educational attainment; and their levels of awareness and acceptance were also explored. The study was a descriptive correlational research with 131 farmer respondents chosen through purposive sampling method. Majority of the respondents were male high school graduates who are in the age range of 40 to 50. The study found out that the respondents have low level of awareness and acceptance of the House Bill 4644 in terms of its contents and its possible effects while they have a slight awareness on the advantages and disadvantages of the merging. There is no significant relationship between the respondents' profile and their level of awareness, although their educational attainment is significantly related to their awareness of the House Bill. Further, there is a significant relationship between their educational attainment and their level of acceptance of the House Bill. However, their age and gender are not significantly related to their level of acceptance. Interestingly, their level of awareness and level of acceptance are significantly related.