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New DA Secretary vows to end corruption in DA
In a message delivered by Agriculture Secretary Manny Piňol during the first convocation with Department of Agriculture officials and employees at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Convention Hall last July 5, he announced that corruption will not be tolerated at the DA.
Philippines soon to export chicken meat to Korea
Inspectors from the Korean Animal and Plant Quarantine Inspection Agency and Ministry of Food and Safety have recommended the approval of two local poultry dressing plants to export chicken meat to Korea. Assisted by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), the Korean teams conducted an on-site inspection last May 10 to 11 at Johanna’s Chicken Processing Center, LDP Farms, Mofels’ Food International Corporation and AslaxPhils Corporation. Only Johanna’s and LDP Farms, however, were found to have passed the sanitary and processing requirements necessary to ensure the production of safe food.The Korean inspection team have recommended minor improvements to the two plants and directed them to submit report of their compliance to NMIS. The NMIS in turn will assess the validity of result and send these to Korea if found to have fully complied with the suggested improvement.
NMIS HEAD RETIRES FROM POST
After forty one years, Dr. Minda S. Manantan the Executive Director National Meat Inspection Service, bids goodbye to public service. In a turn-over ceremony held last June 30 at the NMIS Salvador H. Escudero III Hall, Dr. Manantan turned over the manning of NMIS affairs to Atty. Beata Obsioma, the incumbent Deputy Executive Director.
Executive Director’s New Year’s Message
“Let’s bring down the Christmas decors. Get off the holiday mood. It’s time to regroup after celebrating with our own families during the holidays.”
