Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Sunday appealed to Malacañang to declare a state of calamity now to help hog-raisers recover from the devastating effects of the African swine fever (ASF) and not allow pork imports to flood the market.
“Baka mali ang naibigay na impormasyon sa Presidente. Dadapa pa lalo ang ating lokal na pagbababoy pag pinayagan ang mas maraming imported na,” Pangilinan said.
The former food security secretary’s statement came after President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress to increase the cap on pork imports purchased under lower tariffs to address a supply problem after millions of local pigs have been culled due to ASF.
“Sa ngalan ng ating mga magbababoy, nakikiusap po kami na mag-declare ng state of calamity para sa agarang tulong na pondo sa indemnification at dagdag na cash assistance para sa kanila,” Pangilinan said.
On March 15, senators adopted Pangilinan’s Senate Resolution 676 which urges the Department of Agriculture (DA) to “recommend to the President to declare a state of national calamity” due to the “severe impact” of the ASF on the hog industry.
The resolution noted that the declaration would trigger the use of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund and Quick Response Fund to supplement the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) efforts to contain and manage ASF.
For 2021, it is estimated that P8 billion is needed to do this.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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