Netizens call out the Bureau of Customs for seizing goods obviously brought in for personal consumption while failing to keep out tons of smuggled agricultural goods.
Netizen Elly called the country’s situation as the “golden onion era” under the Marcos administration.— ❀ 𝓔𝓵𝓵𝔂 ❀ illustrated the “desperate times” Filipinos were in.
40kg of fruits & onions divided by 10 PAL Crew is only 4kg each. Most likely for personal consumption. Tapos mga big time Agri smugglers ilang container ang nailulusot araw-araw! — jose antonio Another netizen expressed support for the airline crew and for OFWs who “would rather bring home onions” especially in this economy.
Vergel Zaragoza considered it “too technical” for the Bureau of Customs to require clearance from the Department of Agriculture before allowing the entry of goods for “personal use.”
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