Published May 6, 2021, 10:58 AM The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) raised the need to urgently augment the local pork supply through importation, noting that the meat remained as the top contributor to inflation last month. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said the temporary reduction of pork tariffs and the increase of its minimum access volume (MAV) will immediately curb the rising pork inflation for the benefit of some 100 million Filipinos. Socio Economic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Meat has been persistently the top contributor to inflation this year, hence we urgently need to temporarily augment our pork supply through importation. Retaining the status quo will cause 100 million Filipinos to suffer longer from high food prices,” Chua said in a statement.