MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to recall his order lowering tariffs on imported pork, saying this will have a “double dead” effect on the local hog industry and government revenues.
“On behalf of the hog raisers, we urgently appeal to the president to reconsider and recall such executive order,” Lacson said as the Senate opened its investigation into the food security crisis brought about by the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak and alleged anomalies on pork importations.
“Botcha o double dead ang epekto ng EO (executive order) 128. Bakit? patay ang lokal na …
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