BOC not consulted about lowered tariff on imported pork

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MANILA, Philippines — The proposal of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to lower tariff rates on imported pork, which President Rodrigo Duterte eventually approved, did not go through the Bureau of Customs (BOC), senators learned Monday.

During a Senate investigation on the food security crisis brought about by the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the country, Senate President Vicente Sotto III asked if there was any consultation conducted with BOC regarding DA’s recommendation to reduce tariff rates on pork imports.

BOC Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero answered in the negative. “Wala po. Hindi po dumaan samin [None. It did not go through us].”

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