MANILA, Philippines — Seventeen lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pushing for the termination of an executive order mandating the temporary reduction of tariffs on pork imports amid the insufficient supply of pork in the country.
The lawmakers filed the House joint resolution to call for the withdrawal of Executive No. 128 which was recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in a bid to resolve the dwindling supply problem and soaring prices due to continuous demand. The lawmakers also called for the rejection of the “staggering expansion” of the minimum access volume (MAV) for pork imports.
“Tariff reduction on pork imports will automatically foster increased i…
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