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DA defends sugar importation order OK'd by Marcos

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 05:27 PM

This comes following the comment of former agriculture chief Leonardo Montemayor, who alleged that the impact of the decision was not fully discussed to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Read more »

DA orders immediate importation of 64,050 MT of refined sugar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 02:30 PM

The Department of Agriculture has ordered the fast-tracking of the importation of refined sugar to stabilize the prices of the commodity amid high inflation. Read more »

Duterte temporarily slashes imported rice tariffs, 'modifies' pork import tariffs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 08:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved temporarily reducing the tariff rates on imported rice, and "further modified" tariffs on imported pork products to ease the burden on consumers, his office said on Saturday.  Read more »

Access ng DA sa pondo kontra ASF, mas mapapadali dahil sa state of calamity - agri chief

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 09:45 PM

Naniniwala ang Department of Agriculture (DA) nitong Martes na mapapadali ang pag-access sa mas maraming pagkukunan ng pondo para sa mga programa nito laban sa African swine fever (ASF) matapos ideklarang nasa state of calamity ang bansa dahil dito.  Read more »

Duterte raises MAV for pork imports to 254,210 metric tons

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 01:32 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved an over fourfold increase in the importation of pork to augment the shortage of its local supply due to African swine fever outbreaks, based on a document that Malacañang released on Tuesday.  Read more »

Presyo ng imported pork posibleng tumaas dahil sa inaprubahang taripa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 08:49 PM

Tingin ng ilang meat importers, tataas nang bahagya ang presyo ng imported na karne sa mas malaking taripa nito.  Read more »

Duterte payag sa pagtaas ng pork importation sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 10:24 PM

MAYNILA - Nagpadala na ng liham si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Kongreso para sabihin payag siya na itaas ang minimum access volume (MAV) o dami ng mga iaangkat ng bansa na karneng baboy sa taon na ito.  Read more »

‘First time namin marinig’: DA launches fact-finding on alleged ‘tongpats’ racket in agency

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 09:16 PM

An official from the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said an investigating panel has been created to look into an alleged kickback scheme in the agency linked to the proposed increase of pork imports even as he believes it does not exist.   Read more »

Palace: Duterte to look into alleged 'tongpats' scheme on pork imports

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 05:58 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will look into an alleged racket that would supposedly bring in up to P6 billion in kickbacks from the proposed increase of pork imports even as he still trusts Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Malacañang said on Tuesday.   Read more »

DA recommends to Palace raising minimum volume for pork imports - Dar

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 06:04 PM

MANILA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has submitted to Malacañang its recommendation to increase the minimum access volume (MAV) on pork imports to raise the country's stock, the agency's head said Tuesday, amid supply woes due to the African swine fever. Read more »

DTI eyes lower price ceiling as 400,000 metric tons of pork imports sought for 2021

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 09:24 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry is proposing a lower price ceiling for imported pork being sold in Metro Manila supermarkets, as consumers continue to reel from the recent price surge of pork meat due to limited supplies. Read more »