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A House leader on Tuesday took the Department of Agriculture (DA) to task for recommending to the Palace that the country increase pork imports following local pork production shortfalls as a result of Asian swine fever (ASF).“When there are issues in local agricultural production, the DA’s default response is importation,” lamented Deputy Speaker and Manila […]
With the Senate convening as Committee of the Whole to discuss possible corruption in pork importation, Senator Kiko Pangilinan appealed anew for Malacañang to declare a state of calamity due to the African swine fever (ASF). “For the sake of consumers, for the sake of local farmers, for the sake of the local hog industry, […]
As the Duterte administration intensifies efforts to encourage hog raisers badly-hit by the African Swine Fever (ASF) to get back to business and subsequently stabilize pork supply and prices, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the Department of Agriculture through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (DA-PCIC) is increasing its indemnity for hogs culled due to ASF. […]
As the African Swine Fever (ASF) incidence is at its lowest level since August 2020, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the government’s P600-million swine repopulation program, focusing initially on previously affected areas that are no longer under quarantine and now classified as “pink” and “yellow” zones. “We are heartened that the […]
As Metro Manila and some of its neighboring provinces go into another lockdown that can put more pressure on food supply, Senator Kiko Pangilinan pleaded with Malacañang to declare a state of calamity to help hog raisers recover from the devastating effects of the African swine fever (ASF) and not allow pork imports to flood […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan estimates that the government will lose about P11 billion in tariff revenue should the pork tariff be reduced from 30 percent to 5 percent. “Ang estima namin mga P11 billion eh,” Pangilinan said in a media interview on how much the government may lose on its plan to cut tariff in response […]
Commercial hog raisers in areas free from African Swine Fever (ASF) can now expand their operations – to increase hog production and stabilize pork supply and prices – by availing of P15-billion worth of loans from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank). On March 17, 2021, LandBank forged a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan has reassured Filipino hog raisers who continue to be affected by the African swine fever (ASF) that the Senate will pass the resolution urging President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a state of calamity. Pangilinan made the statement after senators agreed with his resolution urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to recommend to […]
With the “COVID of pigs” severely impacting the P200 billion swine industry, hog raisers must be given insurance as they continue to battle the effects of the African swine fever (ASF), Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Dagdagan ang insurance lalo na sa mga magbababoy ngayon para sila ay tumaya. Ma-insure ang kanilang per head na mga […]
In partnership with local government units, private sector, and veterinary and hog raisers’ groups, the Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched in Batangas City the national hog repopulation and “Bantay sa ASF sa Barangay” twin program, with a combined public and private investments of P29.6 billion, aimed at effectively controlling the dreaded African swine fever […]