MAJOR agricultural groups on Thursday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to declare unconstitutional President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order No. 62, issued on June 29, 2024, reducing tariffs on rice and farm products.
The petitioners—Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura Inc., Federation of Free Farmers Inc. , United Broiler Raisers Assn. 1 Inc., Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative , and Magsasaka Party-list Rep. Argel Cabatbat, also asked the Court to immediately issue a temporary restraining order or a status quo ante order as provisional relief against the implementation of the order, pending the Court’s decision on the merits of the petitioner.
The petitioners, through their counsel Atty. Virgie Lacsa Suarez, raised two substantive grounds in support of its petition, namely: EO No.
Then EO No. 12 was also issued lowering the tariffs for electric vehicles from between 5 percent and 3 percent to zero-percent tariff. The petitioners also explained that lowering tariffs on products, specifically staple foods like rice and corn, poses significant challenges for local farmers as this could lead to an influx of cheaper imported goods, undermining domestic producers’ and farmers’ sales and products.
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