MANILA, Philippines — The Senate, sitting as the Committee of the Whole, has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw his executive order lowering tariffs on imported pork and to recall his recommendation to increase the importation of pork to the country.
The committee, which is composed of all senators, adopted a resolution introduced by Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday requesting that the President withdraw Executive Order No. 128.
The action follows the panel’s investigation into the food security crisis caused by the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak and pork importation irregularities.
During the hearings on the issue last Monday, the key resource p…
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