Oriental Mindoro hog raisers join 3-day ‘pork holiday’

Inquirer.net - Oct 22, 2026

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Hog raisers in Oriental Mindoro have joined a nationwide three-day “pork holiday” from Thursday to Saturday (October 22 to 24) to protest the continued drop in farmgate prices of hogs and other challenges facing the local industry. The Oriental Mindoro Alliance of United Hog Raisers said it is heeding the

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