The validity of Executive Order (EO) 124, which imposed a price ceiling on pork and chicken in Metro Manila, will end this week, and the government and private sector have two completely different sentiments about its effectiveness. For one, Noel Reyes, the spokesperson of the Department of...
President Rodrigo Duterte’s recommendation to increase the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) for pork by 350,000 metric tons (MT) will result in losses on the part of consumers and local hog raisers, a group said. In a statement, Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) Chair Rosendo So said...
Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) wrote to Tariff Commission Chairperson Marilou Mendoza to raise the tariff on HS 0203 meat of swine (fresh, chilled, or frozen) to 44 percent. The formal proposal was also forwarded to Senator Cynthia Villar, who also serves as chairperson of the senate...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has been strongly urged to withdraw its proposal to reduce the tariff on pork imports as well as increase the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) allocation while the investigation on alleged “tongpats” is ongoing. Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) Chairman...
Food and agriculture multinational firm Cargill said everyone’s priority should be strict biosecurity and feed hygiene in fighting the much dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF), which already resulted in billions of losses in the Philippines’ hog industry. Cargill’s recommendation came amid the...
Connecting Ireland and food will bring smiles to most anyone in the world, especially when it’s their sustainable and high quality pork and beef The Bord Bia of Ireland is the state agency tasked with promoting Irish food, drinks, and horticulture to customers all over the world. And this it...
It will soon be easier for local hog raisers who are insured at the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) to claim insurance or indemnification after being hit by the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF). Photo by MA Albert Estoya. This, after the PCIC Board of Directors approved the proposal...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has directed the Bureau of Customs to keep a tighter watch over the possible misdeclaration or misclassification of pork shipments entering the country amid tightness in the supply of pork. In a statement, Dominguez warned that importers may attempt to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now pushing to further expand the minimum access volume (MAV) allocation on pork to 404,210 metric tons (MT) from the current 54,000 MT, a proposal that has already been sent to President Rodrigo Duterte for approval. On Tuesday (Feb. 16), Agriculture Secretary...
It’s been only five days since the new government-mandated price ceiling on pork took effect, and small vendors and retailers are now appealing for aid and support. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said small retailers, who are also consumers, are now in need of urgent aid and support from...
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 departments of trade and industry and the agriculture are finalizing within this week a price cap for imported pork which could even be lower than the existing price ceiling on pork. This was revealed by Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez during the Malacanang public press briefing of...
