00:00 The country's border inspection facility is already under construction. Yesterday, a ground-breaking and memorandum of understanding was added
00:12 for the construction of the Cold Commodity Examination Facility for Agriculture or CEFA. It is located in Bulacan.
00:21 It will examine the imported products such as frozen meat, fish and vegetables that are coming to the Philippines.
00:28 This is also part of the inspection to fight the agricultural smuggling.
00:36 It reached Php 15 to Php 30 billion.
00:40 The country's income is being lost due to the smuggling of products and it is also killing the livelihood of local farmers.
00:50 It is also a target to stop the spread of virus or pest, such as African swine fever and bird flu.
00:58 Some groups also condemned the construction of CEFA under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
01:07 This is a big help to our food safety and to the smuggled goods that are coming to our country.
01:16 The logistics costs are very low. It would take days to complete the inspection.
01:23 The damage to the livestock industry is close to Php 200 billion.
01:32 The government and producers are losing a lot.
01:39 Eventually, the consumers will be affected if you fight against the SF.
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