The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), through Secretary Benhur Abalos, has supported the Kapatid Angat Lahat for Agriculture Program (KALAP), a private sector-led initiative which aims to help the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agricultural...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says that the closure of Subic Port should be "seriously considered" if only to address the alleged rampant agricultural smuggling there. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda "Unless Subic Port cleans up its act, we should seriously consider just closing the...
A neophyte congressman wants government officials who are allegedly involved in agricultural smuggling probed and subsequently punished if proven guilty. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) "Kailangan ding imbestigahan at mapanagot ang mga nasa pamahalaan na may mga link sa...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, January 6, urged the government to go after smugglers of agricultural commodities and protect local farmers from unwarranted competition. Gatchalian lamented that authorities have been confiscating smuggled products left and right but no “big fish” has been...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is asking the public to stop investing in the scheme being offered by Ground Zero Poultry Agricultural Corporation and its representatives as this has the characteristics of a Ponzi scam. Based on reports and information gathered by the Commission, individuals...
The House Committee on Ways and Means has vowed to pin down the alleged Chinese mafia behind the agricultural smuggling in the Philippines as soon as Congress resume sessions this year, 2023. Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, chairman of the said committee, said the panel has “Class...
Amid the continuous price increase of onion that already hit P720 per kilo this week, intelligence and investigation agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized another multi-million peso worth of agricultural products that include sacks of onions believed to have been smuggled into the country....
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Out-of-school youths (OSYs) in Ilocos Norte can now avail of agricultural loans following the launching last week by the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) of its credit and financing facility in the province. MAP of the Philippines...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Monday, Dec. 26, that it has completed the construction of two farm-to-market roads in the district of Jaro in Iloilo province, providing an improved access to the agricultural products in Western Visayas (Region 6). DPWH logo DPWH Region 6...
Agents of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated more than P171 million worth of onions and other agricultural products in more than two weeks of operations as part of the efforts to address...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, December 23 called on the government to hasten the investigations on agricultural smuggling and make those who would be found guilty to be held accountable. Go said the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) should conduct an...
Benguet Lone District Rep. Eric Yap on Sunday, Dec. 11, urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to pursue a legal case against so-called agricultural smugglers who illegally import agricultural products into country that directly impacts local farmers. Benguet Rep. Eric Yap (Photo from Rep. Yap via...
