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Brace for more imported pork products in the country. After declaring a state of calamity over the African Swine Fever outbreak, President Duterte has approved the higher import quota for pork products to help ensure adequate and affordable food in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File...

President Duterte has placed the entire country under a state of calamity due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, that led to the billions of pesos in losses to the local hog industry and the spike in prices of pork products. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In...

A ranking official of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has denied that that the government's multi-billion Calamity Fund remain unspent, stressing that it is continuously being spent by the agency to address the needs of victims of various disasters and other...