MANILA, Philippines — Senators and the executive department faced off on Tuesday in a showdown over President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to cut pork tariffs and increase imports as each side sought to strike an elusive compromise. Related Stories Clash looms as pissed lawmakers vow to repeal Duterte EO on pork tariffsSenators already passed a resolution revoking Executive Order No. Dominguez, in response, said that unlike rice at the time, pork is battling a sickness, the African swine fever, that has cut supplies tremendously. And then Recto went on to ask why the hefty increase in pork import level. If there is no demand as they claimed, the pork will not come in.

Source: Philippine Star April 27, 2021 10:52 UTC