06/10/2026
๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐: ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐! ๐ฅฉ ๐ ๐
The Office of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), DA-Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE), National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) held a joint press conference on October 5, 2026, at the Department of Agriculture Conference Room in Quezon City.
The briefing aimed to provide official details to the public and media regarding the successful joint operation conducted separately on September 22 and 23, 2026, that led to the confiscation of approximately 11.5 metric tons (11,507.42 kg) of undocumented imported meat in Pasay City.
Top officialsโincluding DA Secretary Hon. Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr.; Undersecretary Carlos P. Carag (DA-IE); Atty. Emeterio A. Dongallo Jr., Regional Director of National Bureau of Investigation- National Capital Region (NBI-NCR), and Officer-in-Charge, Executive Director Dr. Fernando N. Lontoc (NMIS) โpresented verified findings and outlined enforcement actions taken against violators. Also present were the NMIS Enforcement Teams from the Central Office and Regional Technical Operation Center-National Capital Region (RTOC-NCR).
The joint team confiscated โฑ5.19 million worth of uninspected frozen meat products (including Peking duck, pork, geese meat, lamb, beef, pigeon meat, frog meat, yellow chicken and black chicken) from establishments lacking NMIS accreditation and local business permits. Two foreign nationals were arrested and face criminal charges for violating Republic Act No. 9296 (The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines), as amended by RA 10536. Under an order issued by the Regional Trial Court, the confiscated meat is undergoing complete thermal destruction on October 5, 2026, in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, ensuring non-compliant meat never enters the food supply.
This operation underscores how essential collaboration across government agencies is in enforcing food safety laws and protecting public health. While the NBI leads criminal surveillance, search warrant ex*****on, and arrests, the NMIS provides crucial technical authority, product identification, inspection, and evidence documentation. By partnering with the DA-Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE), Local Government Units (LGUs), and the Judiciary, agencies take on a whole-of-government approach and work together from initial surveillance to court prosecution. From June to September 2026 alone, joint NMIS, NBI-NCR, and DA-IE operations seized a total of 31,638 kg of illegal meat, leading to seven ongoing court trials and one conviction.
Uninspected meat bypasses vital health controls and poses serious health risks. NMIS remains committed to partnering with law enforcement to keep illegal meat off your plates. Always buy meat from legitimate, NMIS-accredited or LGU-registered suppliers, and check for a valid Meat Inspection Certificate (MIC) or Certificate of Meat Inspection (COMI).
