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Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel checks on the prices of basic goods at Mega Q. Mart in Cubao, Quezon City on Friday, December 5, 2025, as suggested retail prices (SRPs) for selected food items start to take effect. The move aims to ease price pressures ahead of the Christmas season. Secretary Laurel also advised the public to consider buying chicken instead of galunggong, citing tight fish supply as a factor behind rising prices. 

Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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FOOD PRICES

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177941401692620260522020536_9d4ad83bf3d691929f6ed3faa4d73a45d8f6fd03e44e305c8f2dbc2de9f4d63d.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel checks on the prices of basic goods at Mega Q. Mart in Cubao, Quezon City on Friday, December 5, 2025, as suggested retail prices (SRPs) for selected food items start to take effect. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</div>MANILA —  The Philippines will allow more pork imports as domestic suppliers continue to struggle with the impact of African swine fever (ASF).President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has increased the minimum access volume for pork by 150,000 metric tons, annually until 2028, citing a “substantial supply shortfall” from domestic producers, whose products were hit by ASF.Under Executive Order No. 166, Marcos said a shortage of locally sourced pork has caused “persistently elevated pork prices, thereby increasing food costs and adversely affecting consumers.”“The MAV Management Committee (MMC) has recommended the increase in the MAV for pork by 150,000 metric tons (MT) annually for a period of two years to address prevailing supply constraints and price pressures, in order to ensure the continued availability and affordability of pork and processed meat products and mitigate further inflationary pressures on basic commodities,” the document signed on May 19 read.“Executive Order No. 110 (s. 2026) declares a state of national energy emergency and directs a whole-of-government approach to safeguard economic stability and mitigate price increases in essential goods, including mandating the Department of Agriculture to ensure the adequate supply and availability of food products at the lowest possible cost,” it read.Marcos said he approved the adjustment as “Congress has not acted on the proposal within the period,” underscoring the “urgent need to address the existing supply gap in pork, ensure adequate and affordable food for consumers, and mitigate inflationary pressures.”Earlier this month, Marcos also imposed a price cap on imported rice to tame the prices of the staple grain as the Philippines’ most recent inflation rate shot past 7 percent due to the effects of oil price shocks stemming from the war in the Middle East.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has increased the minimum access volume for pork by 150,000 metric tons annually for 2 years.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has increased the minimum access volume for pork by 150,000 metric tons annually for 2 years.

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Marcos allows more pork imports as African swine fever impacts domestic supply

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 22, 2026 09:42 AM PHT

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Updated May 22, 2026 12:24 PM PHT

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