President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. brought the Philippines’ appeal to resume exporting its blue swimming crabs to the United States to the attention of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his recent visit to the country, Cabinet Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said on Friday, July 31.
“It has been discussed as a top priority by our president,” he said.
“It has been brought to their attention, I’m sure they are now working on this blue crab issue,” he added.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. during his visit to Negros last week said he is very confident that the Philippines will be able to resume exporting its blue swimming crabs to the United States before the end of the year.
It was discussed during Rubio’s visit to Malacañang , Laurel said, and he is very confident that the Philippines will be able to resume exporting its blue swimming crabs to the US before the end of the year.
“They are aware of it and we were given the opportunity to reapply right away” to resume exporting blue crabs to the United States, he said.
The Negros Occidental blue crab industry has been badly hit by the US ban.*
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