Arci Muñoz is now a restaurateur. The actress is among owners of Yoshi-Meat-Su at O-Square 1 in Greenhills, San Juan. She admitted via Star Magic's Inside News that it is a dream come true.  "It's always been my dream to start my own restaurant or to have my own company. And with the help of...
Notwithstanding the emergency nature of the release of fundings, over P242 million granted by government to finance Marawi rehabilitation and Bayanihan 2 programs was returned to the national treasury due to failure of the National Meat Inspection Service to implement listed projects. Making...
The rate of increase in consumer prices was steady for the third straight month in May, but remained above the Duterte administration’s target, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday, June 4. The country’s headline inflation clocked in at 4.5 percent last month,...
Let’s talk turkey Turkey, the healthier meat Ever tried turkey? Turkey has not really been a popular choice of lean meat in this country where fish, pork, beef, and chicken reign supreme. You might want to consider turkey as not only is it as tasty, but it is also packed with more benefits than...
Some P16 million worth of smuggled meat ended up in the hands of Bureau of Customs (BOC) operatives over the weekend, the agency said in a statement Sunday, May 9. Yielding the contraband during an operation on Friday, May 7 was a storage facility located in Navotas City. Seized were frozen peking...
After weeks of disagreement on pork imports, the Senate and the President’s economic team, led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, decided to lower the import tariff cut proposed under Executive Order (EO) 128 and adjust the volume of pork imports allowed to enter the Philippines under...
Despite a 12-month tariff cut imposed on pork, a group of local meat importers began lobbying for a much longer period wherein the pork import tariff rate is kept at 15 percent from the original 40 percent until 2025. A customer pays for pork at a roadside market stall in Mandaluyong City, Manila,...
Such rich and varied choices—if you only know where to look LUZON REPRESENT Filipino-style beef bone marrow soup, Bulalo Because it is National Food Month, we should all try to venture out of familiar recipes and menus and try to know more about our country’s rich and diverse culinary heritage....
Consumers are urged to keep on patronizing local pork amid the issuance of Executive Order (EO) 128, which will bring down the tariff on pork imports and will pave the way for the entry of more imported pork into the Philippines. On Thursday, Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) Chair...
Filipinos can expect higher meat prices as the cost of animal feed ingredients, primarily corn and soybean, has been on an uptrend worldwide. In a virtual briefing on Monday, Feb. 22, Asis Perez, convenor of food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan, has raised concerns over the rising prices of...
The government-funded transport subsidy for hog shipment is now available, but hog raisers must first follow a lengthy process. In a virtual briefing, Arnel De Mesa, assistant secretary for operations of the Department of Agriculture (DA), has discussed the process for availing the P21 per kilogram...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the largest business organization in the country, expressed its support to the move by the government to ensure the stable supply of meat and meat products in the market amidst shortage in the country’s local production. In a statement, PCCI...
