Senate urges national state of calamity declaration over ASF threat By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Published March 15, 2021 8:11pm The Senate is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a state of calamity over the entire country amid the threat from the African swine fever (ASF). During its session, the chamber adopted Senate Resolution 676 calling on the President to declare a state of calamity nationwide in light of the ASF problem. The same resolution also expresses the chamber s opposition to the proposed reduction of the tariff rates and the increase in minimum access volume (MAV) of imported pork products. Senator Francis Pangilinan, who authored the resolution, said the declaration of a state of calamity would allow the release of funds to indemnify hog-raisers who voluntarily culled their pigs to stop the spread of ASF.
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