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Published May 3, 2021, 3:49 PM Hog raisers and agriculture stakeholders have thrown their support for the adoption of House Joint Resolution No. 37 calling for the termination of Executive Order No. 128 issued by President Duterte to temkporarily reduce import tariffs on pork. At least 15 House members have signed HJR 37 but authors representing the Makabayan bloc expect more congressmen to support its adoption. Hog raisers and agriculture stakeholders issued a statement on the issue which they...

Philippines in food security crisis amid pork shortage, says Ibon Published February 11, 2021 9:37pm The Philippines is now in the middle of a food security crisis with the ongoing shortage of pork and a looming shortfall in chicken supply, independent think tank Ibon Foundation has said. According to Maki Pulido’s report on “24 Oras," the African swine fever left the country with fewer hogs--from 12.8 million in January 2020 to 9.7 million in January 2021. The Philippine Statistics ...

Published January 20, 2021, 7:36 PM For farmers and food producers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) must focus on boosting local food production instead of resorting to importation as solution to the soaring food prices. Speaking in an online medium forum, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), the United Broilers Association (UBRA), and the Samahan ng Industriya at Agrikultura (SINAG) were one in opposing the government’s importation policy. “The DA always resorts to importation ...