LOCAL fish, pork and chicken producers formed a united front against the Regional Comprehensive and Economic Partnership (RCEP) and urged the Philippine Senate to defer ratification of the "lopsided" international trade accord.

RCEP will severely harm local fishing and aquaculture, including the pork and chicken industries, food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan convenor Asis Perez said in a regular press briefing.

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