PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has increased the minimum access volume (MAV) of pork imports by 200,000 metric tons (MT), in an effort to stabilize prices and increase the country's supply, Malacañang announced on Tuesday.

Duterte signed Executive Order (EO) 133 on Monday raising the country’s MAV or in-quota for pork from 54,210 MT to 254,210 MT, lower than the original proposal of 404,210 MT.

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