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...
If Rowena Guanzon would have her way, she would condemn onion smugglers to severe heartburn and halitosis by way of forced consumption of all the produce they smuggled. The P3PWD Party-list nominee suggested this form of punishment amid the plummeting farmgate price of local onions....
The House of Representatives is now holding in detention three people who had been cited in contempt in the ongoing inquiry on agricultural hoarding and price manipulation. This was confirmed to House reporters Tuesday morning, March 14 by Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga. Enverga...
Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto made a strong pitch Monday, March 13 for government to prioritize the construction of additional cold storage facilities that farmers could use to prolong the shelf life of their produce. For context, Recto, a deputy speaker, cited the government's willingness...
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...
So-called "Sibuyas Queen" Lilia Cruz, alias Leah Cruz has once again no-showed a hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food, forcing congressmen to send her stronger summons for her presence. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Screenshot from, Zoom) Committee Chairman...
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...
After a one-week "break", the House Committee on Agriculture and Food will resume tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 27, its motu proprio investigation on the alleged hoarding of agricultural products in the Philippines, particularly on onions. Lilia Cruz (HREP website) Committee Chairman Quezon 1st district...
