MANILA— President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued Executive Order (EO) No. 123 that retained the 5% tariff rate on imported mechanically deboned meat (MDM) instead of increasing it to 40%. The retention of 5% MDM tariff prevented any huge price increase in the processed and canned meat products. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon continue reading : DTI Chief: EO that retained 5% tariff on MDM issued, to prevent huge price increase of processed and canned meat products
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