A resolution urging City Agriculture and City Veterinary heads, Goldwyn Nifras and Rex Juplo, respectively, through the Office of the City Mayor, to act on pork smuggling in the city, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday.

The resolution authored by Councilor El Cid Familiaran, said reports stated that pig growers nationwide will hold a pork holiday next week to register their dismay over the unabated entry of imported pork.

It said the proponents claim that they have been losing millions and millions of pesos, because they cannot compete with the imported port, of which big volumes are smuggled into the country.

The resolution added that the pig growers said they want to send a message to President Benigno Aquino III that they are badly hit by the entry of smuggled pork, most especially the backyard hog raisers.

It said there is a need for the city to take proactive action against this to lessen its effect on the backyard pig raisers.

Meanwhile, a resolution was also approved extending to the management of Robinson’s Land Corporation the gratitude of the City of Bacolod and of its Local Council for the Protection of Children under the Department of Social Welfare and Development, for providing free use of its Robinsons Cybergate venue for the mass recognition ceremonies of the city’s various day care center preschoolers.

Authored by Councilor Sonya Verdeflor, it said the DSSD of Bacolod held mass recognition ceremonies for its preschoolers from the various Day Care Centers of Bacolod from March 16 to 31on the theme ““Bright Child: Local Council for the Protection of Children: Palakasin, Pakilusin, Pagtulungan Natin.”*CGS

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