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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 submitted to the Lower House and the Senate. In the statement, they urged legislators to “repeal ...

US questioning of PH agri import permits is out of line The Manila Times AS if the Duterte administration didn’t already have enough to worry about with domestic actors trying to scuttle its recent efforts to manage agricultural imports to ensure food security, the US government has raised an entirely new issue with a complaint about the way the Philippines manages sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances (SPS-IC). An SPS-IC is a clearance issued by the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) or Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) for import...

Published April 20, 2021, 5:12 PM The Duterte administration’s chief economic manager has called on lawmakers to support temporary increased in pork imports at lower tariff rates to address the scarcity in the domestic supply of hog meat. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the lower import tariffs and higher the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) on pork will ensure that meat remains affordable to Filipino families already reeling from the economic impact of the pandemic. Dominguez, chairman of President Duterte’s Economic Development Cluster (EDC), said their policy on pork importat...

No increase in MAV until Congress resumes session - Drilon The Department of Agriculture (DA) cannot raise the minimum access volume (MAV) on pork imports just yet as Congress needs to act on the proposal when it resumes session next month, Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon asserted on Tuesday. "In keeping with the spirit of the law, the Congress, where the power to set import quotas lies, should be given the chance to act on the proposal to increase the minimum access volume on pork imports," Drilon said. "To implement it without waiting for Congress to resume session and deliberate ...

Press Release Senate COW adopts resolution urging Duterte to recall 'botcha' policies on pork importation 'The two policies can potentially spell the demise of our local hog industry,' says Drilon, author of the resolution As local hog raisers cry for help and fear that imported pork will flood the market soon, the Senate Committee of the Whole adopted today a resolution authored by Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon urging the President to withdraw Executive Order No. 128, which provides for the temporary modification of the rates of import duty for fresh, chilled or frozen meat of sw...