Mangaldan keeps tab on imported meat
THE local government of Mangaldan, home to a Class AA slaughterhouse, which supplies meat to Dagupan City and nearby towns, is closely monitoring the distribution of imported frozen meat in the town to protect its local industry.
The municipal council passed a resolution last December regulating the sale of imported meat and Mayor Herminio Romero assured residents that imported meat is sold only in supermarkets and stores with cold storage facilities.
Last year, imported frozen meat, which was sold cheaper than the fresh meat coming from the town’s slaughterhouse, flooded the public market, prompting complaints from local meat vendors.
The vendors’ losses are estimated at P2 million over an eight-month period.
“Tinitingnan naming maigi baka may mga smuggled pa… Buti nga naagapan namin,” Romero said during the Engkwentro forum of the Pangasinan Press Club last Wednesday.
NEW INVESTMENTS
Meanwhile, Romero said the town continues to attract new investors, including a China-based firm, which is setting up a tissue paper manufacturing plant in Barangay Salay and is expected to start operations by October.
As for the giant mall group SM, Romero said there is nothing definite yet about plans to put up a branch in Mangaldan.
“Hindi pa tiyak ang pagpasok ng SM, sana nga mapili nila ang Mangaldan,” he said.
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