DA eyes 60-day quantitative restriction on pork imports

GMA Network - Oct 21, 2026

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday that it is eyeing to impose a two-month suspension on the issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances (SPSICs) on imported pork.

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