Marcos OKs plan to 'revolutionize' food distribution system

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='People buy various meat and produce at the Agora Public Market in San Juan City on February 21, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/30/20230220-agora-public-market-srp-consumers-mt-1.jpg' ><figcaption>People buy various meat and produce at the Agora Public Market in San Juan City on February 21, 2023. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has approved the trade department's 3-year food logistics action agenda, which sought to improve the country's food distribution system and reduce transport and logistics costs, Malacañang said. </p><p>In a statement, Press Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the agenda was raised as early as last year, when Marcos, Jr. directed the agriculture, trade, and interior departments to expand farm-to-market roads, the cold chain industry, and ports infrastructure. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/22/marcos-seeks-world-cooperation-for-ph-food-security'>Marcos seeks world cooperation, investments to boost food security in PH</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/23/23/marcos-eyes-digitalization-for-food-security-palace'>Marcos seeks digitalized food balance sheets for food security: Palace</a></li></ul><p>"The action plan’s general objective is to ensure the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food for Filipinos, and that consumers reliably get the right product at the right time," said Garafil.</p><p>"It is committed to a whole-of-government approach where key agencies involved shall be required to prioritize, focus, and allocate funding on specific initiatives," she added. </p><p>The logistics plan also includes measures to curb hoarding, smuggling, and overstaying food imports, as well as boost monitoring of warehouses and cold storage facilities, Garafil said. </p><p>For its goals to be achieved, the food logistics agenda has 6 plans of action, which include "revolutionizing" the country's food distribution system, solving problems on supply chain, lowering transport and logistics costs, and growing investments in logistics infrastructure on transportation and storage.</p><p>The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will also improve existing food terminals and establish more food hubs nationwide, the Palace said. <br/> <br/>"By integrating food terminals, the supply chain from producers to consumers could be shortened, with standardized logistical processes and transportation system directed towards specific destinations," said Garafil. </p><p>"These hubs operate as central command centers for effectively supervising the balance between demand and supply with the resulting synergy within these hubs amplifying the effectiveness of the action plan."<br/> <br/>The President approved the action agenda on Tuesday during a sectoral meeting in Malacañang, when he also ordered the Bureau of Customs to boost its fight against illegal hoarders and smugglers. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/29/23/marcos-orders-customs-to-beef-up-efforts-vs-hoarding'>Marcos orders Customs to beef up efforts vs hoarding; 3 warehouses inspected</a></li></ul><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2781526' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>"The action plan’s general objective is to ensure the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food for Filipinos, and that consumers reliably get the right product at the right time," said Garafil.</p><p>"It is committed to a whole-of-government approach where key agencies involved shall be required to prioritize, focus, and allocate funding on specific initiatives," she added. </p><p>The logistics plan also includes measures to curb hoarding, smuggling, and overstaying food imports, as well as boost monitoring of warehouses and cold storage facilities, Garafil said. </p><p>For its goals to be achieved, the food logistics agenda has 6 plans of action, which include "revolutionizing" the country's food distribution system, solving problems on supply chain, lowering transport and logistics costs, and growing investments in logistics infrastructure on transportation and storage.</p><p>The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will also improve existing food terminals and establish more food hubs nationwide, the Palace said. <br> <br>"By integrating food terminals, the supply chain from producers to consumers could be shortened, with standardized logistical processes and transportation system directed towards specific destinations," said Garafil. </p><p>"These hubs operate as central command centers for effectively supervising the balance between demand and supply with the resulting synergy within these hubs amplifying the effectiveness of the action plan."<br> <br>The President approved the action agenda on Tuesday during a sectoral meeting in Malacañang, when he also ordered the Bureau of Customs to boost its fight against illegal hoarders and smugglers. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/29/23/marcos-orders-customs-to-beef-up-efforts-vs-hoarding'>Marcos orders Customs to beef up efforts vs hoarding; 3 warehouses inspected</a></li></ul><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2781526' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>In a statement, Press Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the agenda was raised as early as last year, when Marcos, Jr. directed the agriculture, trade, and interior departments to expand farm-to-market roads, the cold chain industry, and ports infrastructure. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/22/marcos-seeks-world-cooperation-for-ph-food-security'>Marcos seeks world cooperation, investments to boost food security in PH</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/23/23/marcos-eyes-digitalization-for-food-security-palace'>Marcos seeks digitalized food balance sheets for food security: Palace</a></li></ul>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='People buy various meat and produce at the Agora Public Market in San Juan City on February 21, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/30/20230220-agora-public-market-srp-consumers-mt-1.jpg' ><figcaption>People buy various meat and produce at the Agora Public Market in San Juan City on February 21, 2023. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has approved the trade department's 3-year food logistics action agenda, which sought to improve the country's food distribution system and reduce transport and logistics costs, Malacañang said. </p>

President Marcos approved a plan to improve the food distribution system and reduce transport and logistics costs, the Palace said. 

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Marcos OKs plan to 'revolutionize' food distribution system

Marcos OKs plan to 'revolutionize' food distribution system