Congressman Horacio Suansing Jr. says the House should uncover unscrupulous activities of agriculture and customs personnel 'who have enabled and expedited widespread agricultural product smuggling into the Philippines.'
Junezone Dry Goods TradingIn his presentation, Salceda sounded the alarm on agricultural smuggling in the Philippines, which he said has seen an uptrend since the start of the pandemic, and has cost the country P5.3 billion in lost duties.
He noted that the prices of onion, sugar, pork, beef, and chicken in Philippine markets are significantly more expensive than the prevailing world prices.The BOC told the House committee that the agency recorded 53 arrests for onion smuggling in 2022 alone. It has filed 15 criminal complaints as of 2023, all of which are still under preliminary investigation.
“Smuggling will really proliferate because we are still in the preliminary investigation phase. We are not able to go after anyone,” Brosas said.of 21,060 metric tons of onions to address the onion crisis.to local farmers, who said the poor timing of the move would allow traders to use the “import card” as a bargaining chip in order to buy onions from farmers at a price that would hurt them.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
White House chief of staff could be headed out–reportsWASHINGTON -- US President Joe Biden&039;s chief of staff, Ron Klain, could soon step down after two years in the key, high- pressure White House post, US media reported
Read more »
Russia’s Wagner chief writes to White House over new US sanctionsThe head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner published a short letter to the White House asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sanctions on the group. | Reuters
Read more »
White House chief of staff Klain expected to leave in weeks -sourcesRon Klain, President Joe Biden’s White House chief of staff, plans to leave his post in the coming weeks, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday, a major changing of the guard. | Reuters
Read more »
Digital transformation bills top House priority listBills that seek to expedite the country's digital transformation will be given priority when the House of Representatives resumes session on Monday.These measures include the...
Read more »
Senate To Scrutinize ‘Re-Engineered’ House Maharlika Bill | OneNews.PHAlbay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda last week said the bill was “rewritten” and “re-engineered” by him and three other lawmakers to make it more private sector-led with government having less than 50 percent stake. | onenewsph
Read more »
House To Prioritize Digitalization Bill As Sessions Resume Today | OneNews.PHPresident Marcos earlier lamented how slowly connectivity is realized in the country, vowing to work to allow greater online access, faster inter-net speeds and address cybersecurity issues to digitize the bureaucracy.
Read more »