Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 18) The Department of Agriculture released Wednesday its Food Resiliency Protocol for the entry of food items and farm inputs in Luzon, which is under enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 18) The Department of Agriculture released Wednesday its Food Resiliency Protocol for the entry of food items and farm inputs in Luzon, which is under enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease.
Among the food commodities whose entry will be unimpeded are rice, all meat (fresh, frozen, chilled), fish and all aquatic produce (fresh, frozen, chilled, and dried), all fruits (including coconut), all vegetables and spices, and sugar (brown and refined). Canned food products and all forms of cooking oil are also part of the list.
In the Laging Handa press briefing, DA Secretary William Dar said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases approved the rules on Monday to allow the unimpeded movement of cargoes.
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