Poll Tracks Senate Trust | NBI Uncovers Laos Network | DA Bans Pork Imports

SWS poll reveals low trust in Senate trial, NBI traces P3.5 billion Laos drug haul to local network, and DA enforces 60-day pork import ban starting November.

Good morning. Last workday this week. Are you ready for the weekend?

Here is what we are tracking in today’s newsletter:

• A Social Weather Stations survey revealed that 35 percent of Filipinos have little trust in the Senate to render a fair verdict in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial.

• The National Bureau of Investigation confirmed that a P3.5 billion shabu shipment intercepted in Laos was backed by an established Philippine syndicate network.

• The Department of Agriculture ordered a mandatory 60-day ban on pork imports starting November to protect local hog raisers during peak harvest season.