MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte said it would be easy to revoke his executive order reducing tariff on imported pork once domestic supply improved.
Senators are urging Duterte to recall Executive Order (EO) No. 128 which lowers tariff on imported pork, saying a flood of imported pork could kill the local hog industry.
“Once the domestic market becomes stronger and there is a movement, it’s easy, we can always withdraw the EO that I signed, that’s easy. It’s just a temporary measure to bring down the prices,” said Duterte in his address to the nation on Monday.
The President said while he understood the senators’ concern, his economic managers were “really in …
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