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@cathmodesto1 Agriculture Secretary William Dar says the suggested retail price of kasim is ₱270 while the SRP for liempo is ₱350

@cathmodesto1 Agriculture Sec. Dar: Ang pinapa- approve natin na minimum access volume ay doon lang sa deficiency natin ngayong taon gawa ng African Swine Fever

@cathmodesto1 Agriculture Sec. Dar: With the lowering of tariff and hog repopulation program, we believe na win-win lahat ito

@cathmodesto1 Agriculture Sec. Dar says part of the repopulation program is the provision of loans to affected hog raisers

@cathmodesto1 Agriculture Sec. Dar says they may give updates on their probe on alleged corruption in meat importation on Monday

@cathmodesto1 Agriculture Sec. Dar: Mayroon po tayong iko-construct na agricultural commodity evaluation areas. ₱521 million po ang budget dito.

@cathmodesto1 Agriculture Sec. Dar was responding to calls of tighter inspections in major ports following reports of excessive use of antibiotics in fish farms in China

@cathmodesto1 Director Ma. Karina Perida -Trayvilla of DOLE’s Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns: Dahil po may emergency crisis tayong kinakaharap, ito pong emergency employment program funds ng DOLE ay gagamitin sa contact tracing initiative

@cathmodesto1 DOLE says the hope to start hiring contact tracers next week

@cathmodesto1 DOLE says the salary of contact tracers would be based on regional wage rates: Halimbawa po sa NCR, makakatanggap po sila ng ₱537 a day. At one month, that is ₱16,110

@cathmodesto1 DOLE says details on the hiring of additional contact tracers are being finalized

@cathmodesto1 DOLE on qualifications for contact tracer applicants: High school diploma, basic knowledge sa paggamit ng telepono at internet

@cathmodesto1 DOLE says they may hire roughly 5,000 contact tracers and they will be given a 90-day contract