PH supports Asean-China SPS pact

By Eireene Jairee Gomez

Sep 16, 2021 12:20 am

THE Philippines remains committed to an Asean-China agreement aimed at promoting food safety and plant and animal health standards, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

Specifically, officials earlier this week expressed support for the 2022-2023 Action Plan under a long-standing sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) cooperation deal between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People's Republic of China.

Agriculture Secretary William Dar. PHOTOS FROM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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