Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (left) and Leah Cruz. (Contributed photo, HREP website) The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will continue its hearing on the agricultural hoarding-slash-price manipulation issue in May 11. This was confirmed by committee chairman, Quezon 1st...
The House of Representatives' resident doctor was able to "certify" the medical condition of Lilia Cruz, the so-called "Sibuyas Queen" and focal person in the solons' ongoing agricultural hoarding-slash-price manipulation probe. This was confirmed by Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman and...
Showing once again that it means business, the House Committee on Agriculture and Food cited in contempt on Tuesday night, March 21 another two resource persons in the panel's ongoing investigation on agricultural hoarding-slash-price manipulation. Cited in contempt and ordered detained for 10 days...
Not mincing his words, Speaker Martin Romualdez told members of the alleged onion cartel--especially those who hold government positions--that they won't be spared by the House of Representatives. Romualdez gave this warning ahead of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's resumption of its...
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food has lifted the contempt order it issued against two Argo International Forwarders Inc. officials and their legal counsel after they satisfactorily explained and apologized for their actions during the previous hearing on the agricultural hoarding issue....
Economist-solon Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo appears to have cracked the hoarding-price manipulation code that the likes of "Sibuyas Queen" Lilia Cruz (alias Leah Cruz) are allegedly employing. Quimbo managed to do so after only four public hearings of the House Committee on...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a thumbs up Tuesday afternoon, March 7 to the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's decision to cite three people in contempt in connection with the panel's inquiry on agricultural hoarding. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) (Speaker's office) “I am in...
Three people--including two officials of a cold storage facility--were cited in contempt Tuesday, March 7 by the House Committee on Agriculture and Food during the panel's ongoing inquiry on the agricultural hoarding issue. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshot from Zoom) This, after...
Expect the House of Representatives to continue its investigation on the agricultural hoarding issue for several weeks more. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. hints that the ongoing House inquiry on agricultural hoarding won't be concluded anytime soon . (Facebook) This is all thanks to...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has demanded complete physical attendance from the resource persons of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's inquiry on the alleged hoarding of agricultural products in the country. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (PPAB) Barzaga made...
The House of Representatives has gained a commitment from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) that it would assist them in monitoring the entry of agricultural products in the country amid an ongoing panel inquiry on the issue of hoarding. Onions sold at a Quezon City supermarket. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food is beginning to get tough on "Sibuyas Queen (Onion Queen)" Lilia Cruz, alias Leah Cruz. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (PPAB) Committee member, Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. moved for the panel to instruct Cruz to write them a...
