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Is there an inspection program?: Sen. Grace Poe asks officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) whether the agency has the capability to inspect all imported meats so as not to infect local farm animals, particularly hogs, which were wiped out by 70 percent in Luzon due to the African swine fever (ASF). She also asked DA officials during the continuation of the virtual hearing on several resolutions regarding the rising prices of basic commodities Monday, February 22, 2021, if they have loan provisions as a buffer for livestock raisers so they will not fall deeply into debt during a livestock crisis (File Photo/Senate PRIB)