MANILA, Philippines – Local hog raisers are complaining about competing with imported pork in local markets that is considerably cheaper than their produce. “Hindi po namin kaya ang presyo ng...
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) reported a total of 176 cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country in the past month. The number is...
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking for fund sources to address the impact of African Swine Fever (ASF) on the country’s hog industry. Specifically, the...
MANILA, Philippines — A number of agricultural groups are planning to boycott the upcoming food security summit to be conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) on May 18 and...
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an increase in the minimum access volume (MAV) for pork imports to help ensure affordable food and augment the shortage in local...
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a nationwide state of calamity due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that has significantly reduced the country’s local supply of...
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to allow more pork imports at lower tariffs for a temporary period is an “immediate and practicable” response to avoid price spikes, Department...
MANILA, Philippines— The number of barangays affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) since August 2019 has dropped significantly. From over 2,500 barangays, only 43 have active cases of ASF...
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate Committee of the Whole will reconvene next week in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s call on lawmakers to give a chance to his order to...
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has called on senators to give his executive order lowering tariff rates on pork imports a chance to address issues relating to local pork...
