Press Release
Pangilinan: Use pork import tariffs to fund pig repopulation and ASF control efforts
AS the African swine fever (ASF) continues to cost the local industry billions of pesos in lost livelihoods, Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan wants to use pork import tariffs to fund pig repopulation and other efforts to control ASF.
Pangilinan on Wednesday filed Senate Bill 2176 or The Affordable Pork Act of 2021 which seeks to create what is to be called The Swine Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (SCEF) to help curtail the spread of ASF and contribute to the recovery of the industry.
"Kung ano'ng taripa ang makuha sa pag-angkat ng baboy sa ibang bansa, gamitin sa pagsugpo ng ASF, subsidies para sa pag-transport ng mga baboy mula sa pig farms patungo sa merkado, pagpapautang at insurance sa mga magbababoy, sa repopulation, sa pangkalahatang pag-unlad ng industriya," said the former food security secretary.