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The fatal animal disease African Swine Fever (ASF) that reached the Philippines’ backyard farms in August last year is now on its third wave, so far resulted in the culling of more than 400,000 pigs across the country. Based on the latest government report, the ASF outbreak in the Philippines...

The pork price and supply issue has gone haywire. Now, meat importers have petitioned the Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM) to reduce the most favored nation (MFN) duty on pork by at least 50 percent for the next five years in light of the high prices due to supply shortage brought...

The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) expressed its full support to the proposal of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez to allow more businesses to operate at their rated capacity to prevent the economy from further deterioration. “While we recognize that there are risks associated...

The series of import bans imposed by the Philippine government on pork and poultry products coming from different countries may result in costlier Christmas for meat loving Filipinos.           MB file (Photo by Keith Bacongco)          ...

Don’t be horrified, unless you’re vegetarian NO HARM, NO FOWL Adobong ostrich anyone? The ostrich is dead, long live the ostrich! When I heard that it was eaten, I was glad it didn’t go to waste. All that huffing and puffing on the streets of Mapayapa Village in Quezon City did not just end...