MANILA, Philippines — The difference of $1.35 per kilo on the projected price of imported pork from two government agencies could easily cost the country P26 billion, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said Monday.
Pangilinan arrived at his own computation based on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) estimated $3 per kilo price of pork and the Bureau of Customs’ (BoC) estimate of $1.65.
“The DA says it’s $3 a kilo, while the BoC says it’s $1.65. Pag ganyang usapan, sino po ang paniniwalaan natin? Ang DA o ang BoC? Parehong gobyerno. Obviously mataas ng over 40 percent itong sa DA kumpara sa BoC,” Pangilinan said.
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