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The Department of Agriculture is poised to blacklist some unscrupulous importers of agricultural products over alleged smuggling."You will see in the next few months, marami akong iba-blacklist na kumpanya ,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. told reporters in a dinner chat.“We are just getting proof… that's economic sabotage. The government is doing everything to fix the situation.
The Agriculture chief said those who will be blacklisted include one rice importer, two fish importers, and one sugar importer.Tiu Laurel also recalled that he ordered the cancellation of the sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance of a rice trader in Batangas.“Nahuli namin na pagpasok ng bigas, 20% lang iyong ide-declare ,” he said.The DA chief added that the agency is imposing a stricter compliance policy on the declaration of SPSIC.
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