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Tag: African swine fever

Ivermectin trial to start, but for ASF, not COVID

The preliminary trial for ivermectin will soon start, but for the prevention and control of the spread of the African swine fever and not...

Imee to gov’t: Auction pork imports instead

TO ensure their transparent allocation among traders when the increase in the minimum access volume (MAV) of pork is finally decided, Sen. Imee Marcos...

Common sense should be a DOH protocol

'“They get better on their own, anyway” appears to be the DOH philosophy.'   All this time I thought the government response to COVID-19, though late...

2021 sugar supply: SRA understating the deficit

"The fact of the matter is that DA and SRA have for years been unable to secure an ample supply of sugar for the...

Salceda: Expand crop, livestock insurance systems

The chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means has proposed the expansion of the country’s crop and livestock insurance system. Albay...

Much ado over pork

"Some lawmakers are unabashedly protecting the interest of local hog raisers at the expense of consumers, who have been trying hard to make ends...

Meat importers rush frozen pork order while cheaper tariffs still hold

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Dominguez, economic cluster still bat for EO on pork imports

Facing a strong backlash from Congress against moves to import more pork at lower tariff rates, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III urged lawmakers to...

The other pandemic

"The spread of ASF to so many provinces also indicates that efforts to contain the disease have been lacking." As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on,...

Senate insists on ’state of calamity’ over pork crisis

With the Senate convening as a Committee of the Whole today (Monday) to discuss possible corruption in pork importation, Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday...

Monitoring of hog importation urged

To guard against profiteering in the billion-peso pork importation, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Thursday he will file a resolution for the Senate Committee on...

PRRD reduces import duty for pork products

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DA lifts local pork ceiling but caps price on imports

The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday imported pork will be subjected to a suggested retail price to ensure consumers have access to affordable meat...

Duterte wants imported pork volume increased to 350,000 MT

President Rodrigo Duterte has proposed an increase in the volume of imported pork products to 350,000 metric tons from the present 54,210 MT, Malacañang...
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