At the Senate Committee of the Whole’s hearing on the food security crisis brought about by the African swine fever outbreak, Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara warned that the country’s attempt to achieve food security will fail if it continues to render the country’s livestock industry uncompetitive and depend on the produce of other countries.
“So, we really have to put this at the top of our agenda to build a robust industry because we will never achieve food security if we are dependent on foreign producers,” Angara added. “Ibig ba nilang sabihin, 15 million lang ang hindi na nakakayanang bumili ng pork? Ang totoo niyan, mas marami pa ang nagdidildil na lang sa asin kasi hindi na nga makabili ng isda—pork pa kaya by 350,000 metric tons from 54,000 MT.
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