MANILA, Philippines — House leaders, including Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, have appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider the recommendation to increase the quantity of pork that may be imported at lower tariffs to the country.
The House leaders’ call was contained in a letter of appeal transmittedto the Office of the President on March 29, 2021, according to a statement sent by House committee on agriculture chairperson Mark Enverga.
The letter of appeal was sent by Velasco, Enverga, and House committee on trade and industry chairperson John Reynold Tiangco.
In the appeal, the House leaders cited the series of hearings jointly conducted by the House’s committee on a…
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