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Department of Agriculture

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PCCI pushes for calibrated pork importation

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry is proposing calibrated importation of…
  • February 5, 2021
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Econ Intel task force formed to run after hoarders, smugglers

The economic intelligence (Econ Intel) task force will initially go after unscrupulous…
  • February 4, 2021
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‘Hog lanes’ designated to guarantee pork, poultry supply amid ASF

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has designated the country’s nautical highway and the Maharlika Highway in Luzon as special hog lanes to guarantee unhampered transport of hog shipments from Visayas and Mindanao.
  • January 30, 2021
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Online delivery platform connects farmers, MSMEs to consumers

Deliver-E, an end-to-end logistics platform that aims to connect farmers and MSMEs…
  • December 14, 2020
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BOC running after P2.4B tax deficiencies of rice importers

• The Bureau of Customs is eyeing the collection of P2.4 billion…
  • December 12, 2020
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P280M cold storage facilities to go up in Pampanga, Batangas and Davao

The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) will spend P280 million on cold…
  • December 10, 2020
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DA endorses Subic as discharge port for livestock imports

The Department of Agriculture recommends use of Subic port as discharge port…
  • December 4, 2020
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DA scraps import ban on pigs from Belgium, meat from Poland

DA MO 55-2020 removes temporary ban on imports of domestic pigs and…
  • October 29, 2020
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More hogs, frozen pork from Visayas, Mindanao to resolve Manila shortage

From November to December this year, weekly shipments to Luzon will be…
  • October 29, 2020
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DA probes rising pork prices

DA to file cartel charges if hog growers, traders found restricting pork…
  • October 26, 2020
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