Malacañang assured the public that the government will implement measures to keep the price of pork in the market low as its supply falls amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In his Monday press briefing, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Agriculture Secretary William Dar already gave the assurance that there will be enough supply of pork in the market.Roque said one of the options was to import pork in order to keep the prices low.
On the other hand, President Duterte’s report stated that there will be a sufficient supply of rice, corn, and chicken for the whole year based on projected demands and supply outlooks. The report further stated that the fish supply would maintain a marginal sufficiency until the end of the year with a surplus ending stock of 16,914 MT.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government has directed local government units to participate and align their actions with the DA’s Rice Resiliency Program that seeks to increase food sufficiency and ensure food availability and affordability across the country.
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