House Speaker Martin Romualdez renewed his warning to the hoarders of agricultural products to stop their "evil" deeds once and for all. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) "I reiterate my warning to these evil hoarders and unscrupulous businessmen. We are breathing down your necks. Tuldukan...
Around P150 million worth of agricultural products were seized in separate raids on 24 warehouses in Malabon and Manila as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) further stepped up the campaign against smuggling. The raids conducted on Friday, Feb, 17, came barely a week after BOC Commissioner Bienvenido...
Joint operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized 300 tons of imported onions and garlic in simultaneous raids on warehouses in Manila and Malabon on Friday, Feb, 17. CIDG director Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat, Jr. said the operation...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has joined the probe on the unusual high prices of onion for possible cartel or abuse of dominance conduct. In a statement, the anti-trust watchdog said their investigation started in December last year is consistent with the probe prompted by House...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta confronted alleged "Sibuyas Queen" Lilia Cruz on Tuesday, Feb. 14 regarding the alleged bouncing checks that the latter used in the past to pay onion farmers. Lilia Cruz (left) and SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshots from Zoom) Marcoleta, one...
CAVITE – Thirty-two couples tied the knot at a mass garden wedding in Cavite City on Monday, Feb. 13, with the brides carrying their "priceless" bouquets made of vegetables, notably onions. Instead of the usual flowers, the brides walked down the aisle and carried with pride their unique bouquets...
Are government data on onion supply being 'faked' to justify the soaring prices of the commodity? House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (left) and Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Screenshots from Zoom) House Majority Leader, Zambonga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe and Marikina...
And I’m hungering for the sautéed onion in my breakfast omelette or the rings of medium red onion in my pork chop steak a la bistek “…Eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath; and I do not doubt but to hear them say it is a sweet comedy,” says the weaver Bottom to the...
The Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga-led Committee on Agriculture and Food in the House of Representatives began on Wednesday, Feb. 8 an inquiry on the alleged hoarding of agricultural goods such as onion and garlic. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Screenshot from...
Malacañang announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has set aside P326.97 million intended to boost the onion industry. (Photo courtesy of DA) The allocated fund will be used for onion production, production-related equipment, farm inputs, and cold storage facilities, according to the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez wants to get tough against the hoarders of onion and garlic, who according to the official are committing "economic sabotage". House Speaker Martin Romualdez, onions sold at a Quezon City supermarket (Speaker’s office, MANILA BULLETIN) “We received information...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs based in Zamboanga City have confiscated around P18.6 million of onions believed to have been smuggled into the country. In a statement, BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the onions were found inside a vessel, MV Princess Nurdisza, that was intercepted off the...
