MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has filed a measure seeking to grant the Chief Executive the power to import supply of pork meat or procure from local producers for the purpose of stabilizing its prices in the market.
Under House Bill No. 9256 filed by Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo, this power of the President can be utilized in case of a state of emergency or state of calamity or when public interest so requires.
“Allowing government to directly procure meat ensures that any tariff reduction will translate to lower pork prices in the market as government becomes the source of competition for importers,” Quimbo said in the bill.
“Similarly, this allows local pr…
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