‘Kailangan tapos hindi hilaw’: No deadline for probe on agri smuggling
There is no deadline for the investigation into the smuggling of onions and other agricultural products, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.
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WATCH | Marcos vows to stop agri smuggling to enhance PH value chain
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vowed to put an end to rice, sugar, and onion smuggling to improve the country’s agricultural value chain.
Dapat managot: Risa Hontiveros seeks life imprisonment for gov’t officials involved in agri smuggling
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill seeking to impose life imprisonment as a penalty for government officials implicated in large-scale agricultural smuggling, which she considers as an act of economic sabotage.
‘Puno na ang salop!’: Hontiveros wants life term for gov’t execs behind agri smuggling
“It is time to hold to account government officials who allow smuggling to persist unfettered,” Hontiveros said.
Joel defends Toby on agri smuggling report: ‘Unfair ito sa kanya’
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday defended Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco after the latter was included in the Senate committee of the whole’s report listing the alleged protectors of smugglers of agricultural products based on a report of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.
Nancy defends Toby: ‘Impossible, no way’ he’s protector of agri smuggling
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday spoke in defense of her ally, Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco, saying the inclusion of the mayor’s name in a Senate committee report was the “result of failed intelligence.”
Go takes up cudgels for farmers amid rampant agri smuggling
Senator Bong Go renewed his appeal to the government to prioritize the welfare of small agricultural workers and stressed the need to eradicate smuggling of agricultural products into the country, which has been adversely affecting the livelihoods of Filipino farmers nationwide.
