Lawmakers on Wednesday questioned the data discrepancies between the BPI and the PSA, which they say might have resulted in possible hoarding and price manipulation on agricultural commodities, particularly onions and garlic.
Lawmakers on Wednesday questioned the data discrepancies between the Bureau of Plant and Industry and the Philippine Statistic Authority , which they say might have resulted in possible hoarding and price manipulation on agricultural commodities, particularly onions and garlic.
“BPI should know this because you are our guide to make the right decision and data from the BPI should be accurate to stabilize the supply,” he added. “In 2020 our sufficiency level was at 113 percent, in 2021 at 120 percent and in 2022 at 120 percent. But our question is why we don’t have a supply of onions, we can clearly see that there is hoarding here,” he alleged.For his part, Arnold Timoteo of the BPI said the PSA is using a different methodology in computing its data.
Meanwhile, Reynaldo Vallesteros Jr. of the PSA said they based their data on the information they gathered from the production areas they visited. “From 2011 to 2021, the increase in annual demand is modest [at 5 percent] which is believable because of the population increase,” she said. “It is sad to hear that our onion farmers are discouraging their children to take on the task of being the next generation farmers and instead they would want their children to pursue different directions as farming is not a profitable endeavor,” said Enverga.
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