MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday questioned the justification used by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in increasing the amount of pork allowed to be imported to the Philippines when government data shows that the country has a huge pork surplus.
“[May] surplus tayo na malaki e. Anong sinasabi nilang shortage, para ma-justify lang na makapag-import. E ‘pag nakapag-import, anong laban ng ating mga lokal na hog industry?” Lacson said in an interview over Teleradyo.
(We have a huge surplus. What shortage are they talking about? Just to justify the need for importation. How could our local hog industry compete with imports?)
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