Bam Aquino bats for increased local food production amid SCS issue

Manila Bulletin

Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino wants Filipinos to be more self-reliant amid the South China Sea issue, advocating for increased support for local farmers, fisherfolk, and market vendors to strengthen the local food production.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/24/bam-aquino-bats-for-increased-local-food-production-amid-scs-issue  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00No, no, no, no, no, no.

00:15We are not allowed to go there.

00:17We are not allowed to go there.

00:19We are just having a hard time with the prices.

00:21We are not allowed to go there.

00:23We are not allowed to go there.

00:25The organization is the one who is directing us to go there.

00:27We are not allowed to go there.

00:29You did not apply for the BMBE,

00:31the Barangay Micro Business.

00:33Is there an exemption for the income tax?

00:35You did not apply for that?

00:37No, we did not.

00:39We did not have a log buffer.

00:41We did not have a log buffer.

00:43I made a law

00:45that if your business is small,

00:47you can be exempted.

00:49But you need to apply for the BMBE status.

00:51The law was already removed.

00:53For me,

00:55if you do not take care of

00:57your local producer,

00:59you are just an importer,

01:01if China moves us,

01:03what they will do is

01:05they will block the shipping lane.

01:07If they block the shipping lane,

01:09there will be no food coming in here.

01:11There will be no pork, beef, and chicken.

01:13There will be no pork, beef, and chicken.

01:15We will be chasing that.

01:17While we are chasing that, people will be hungry.

01:19The price will increase.

01:21So, we need to maintain

01:23that there is an industry.

01:25We need to maintain that.

01:27Maybe there is a small input

01:29so that the price will move a bit.

01:31For competition.

01:33But this bull should be made here

01:35so that we can feed ourselves.

01:37But if the support is from them,

01:39the price will increase.

01:41Because you are processed.

01:43They are fresh.

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