Amid complaints that local pork tariffs unduly hurt local production, negotiations have resulted in an expected amendment to EO 128. Senate President Sotto said that a balance between reducing inflation and protecting the struggling local swine industry had to be struck. This also happens not long after the Senate’s investigation of alleged corruption in the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Customs and the poor handling of African Swine Fever in the country.

Read the whole report by the Philippine Star here: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/06/2096214/eo-pork-tariffs-be-amended-sotto?fbclid=IwAR0nwS6LtBO2FdMHdElf5IPqX0Cvia3Uj6E8Q1_Us1URK_63TPDWWnic8j4