Reviewing Contentions of Authority and Legitimacy in Philippine Halal Development Initiatives

This policy brief examines the Philippine halal landscape from the systemic perspective foregrounds its legal, institutional, and infrastructural foundations. It also accentuates the indicators that are crucial to determining the capacity and vigor of the system. This appraisal particularly involves the authority and legitimacy contentions of one government agency and a nongovernment stakeholder in Philippine halal development.

The UP CIDS Policy Brief Series features short reports, analyses, and commentaries on issues of national significance and aims to provide research-based inputs for public policy. The views and opinions expressed in this policy brief are those of the author/s and neither reflect nor represent those of the University of the Philippines or the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies. UP CIDS policy briefs are not for quotation or reprinting without permission from the author/s and the Center.

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