Farmers seek protection from high pork imports

by The Manila Times

Nov 17, 2021 12:05 am

THE national government is urged to defend Filipino farmers' rights against excessive imports from trade agreements even as 440 million kilos of imported pork have already flooded the local market to the detriment of the local hog sector.

In a virtual forum on 'Halalan 2022 Para sa Agrikultura,' hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI), Sen. Francis Pangilinan said the food importation regime should stop.

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