Walang personalan: NAIA personnel involved human trafficking must face raps – Poe
Senator Grace Poe said airport and immigration personnel involved in human trafficking must face the consequences of their wrongdoings.
Tag: Smuggling
Colada-led panel to craft bill vs bulk smuggling of foreign currencies
The House Committee on Ways and Means has created a group tasked to craft the bill that will penalize bulk smuggling of foreign currencies and other monetary instruments into or out of the Philippines.
Risa: Panganiban memo proof of ‘gov’t-backed’ cartel behind sugar smuggling
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday said a document signed by Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban was the “smoking gun” that proved the existence of a “government-backed” cartel controlling the country’s sugar supply.
Family feud! Ben, Erwin, Raffy Tulfo distance selves from Mon after exposé vs Marcos in-law
A feud is brewing between four of the Tulfo brothers after the eldest, Mon, linked First Lady Liza Marcos’ brother, Martin Araneta, to smuggling.
‘Wag itsapwera: Agri stakeholders should be part of anti-smuggling campaign – Lee
AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee urged government agencies to involve local agriculture stakeholders in the fight against agricultural smuggling.
Current system vs smuggling ‘not working’: Marcos
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants bureaucratic reform to fight smuggling and make doing business easier.
Baka mabulok lang! Marcos claims ‘legal issues’ blocking sale of smuggled onions
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said “some legal issues” are preventing the government from selling seized smuggled onions at lower prices.
Win says BOC automation key to ending smuggling, corruption in PH ports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) should further boost its modernization program and allocate more funds in technological innovation to maximize its revenue collection, eradicate smuggling and stem corruption among its personnel, Sen. Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Tuesday.
‘Kalusin na!’: Ejercito says smugglers should be charged for economic sabotage
Sen. JV Ejercito on Monday said indicting agricultural smugglers for economic sabotage, a non-bailable offense, may just spell the difference in the country’s fight against smuggling.
House wants tobacco smuggling to be a non-bailable offense
The House of Representatives approved on second reading a measure declaring smuggling of tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured as large-scale agricultural smuggling or economic sabotage.
