Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Agriculture and the Tariff Commission to study lowering tariffs on imported food products, citing disruptions to global food production and the need to ease consumer prices. Marcos also announced that the government will fast-track import permits and remove toll fees at fish ports, while insisting that domestic supplies of key staples — including rice, corn, vegetables, and meat — remain sufficient through the end of April. The move has drawn pushback from local farming groups and agriculture officials, who warn that tariff reductions would undermine domestic production, and note that past reductions failed to bring down retail prices.