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An onion industry stakeholder revealed to congressmen Tuesday, Feb. 14 an alleged "modus" which allows the Department of Agriculture (DA) to arbitrarily issue import permits for onions, much to the detriment of Filipino farmers. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...

A scheme to smuggle sugar into the country using "recycled import permits" was uncovered after Malacañang ordered a series of inspections on warehouses suspected to be hoarding sugar. (Photo courtesy of BOC) Malacañang disclosed on Friday, Aug. 19, that a shipment of 7,021 metric tons of sugar...