Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. doesn't expect honest answers to come out of "Sibuyas Queen" Lilian Cruz'sc mouth. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Screenshot from Zoom) "Personally, I would say that her statements and answers to us are not credible," Barzaga told the...
'I think you're really lying." Lilia Cruz ( HREP website) Nueva Ecija 3rd district Rep. Ria Vergara had this to say to alleged "Sibuyas Queen" Lilia Cruz during the continuation of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's public inquiry on agricultural hoarding. Cruz, a self-described...
There is now more "clarity" in the agricultural hoarding issue that's being investigated by the House of Representatives. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) This, after the House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark...
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...
Congressmen who took part in the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's inquiry on the alleged hoarding of onions and other agricultural products were left frustrated and confused Wednesday, Feb. 8. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after the solons couldn't get the answers and...
Aiming to help Filipinos who have been suffering due to rising prices of goods, a suggested retail price (SRP) has been issued for red onions, setting this at P125 per kilogram now which is much lower than the previous retail prices that even reached P600 per kilogram. Red onions (Photo courtesy of...
The Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda-led Committee on Ways and Means will give way to another House panel regarding the chamber's inquiry on the onion price surge and agricultural smuggling. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Salceda had this to say Monday, Feb,. 6, noting that he had "sought...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has threatened to have alleged hoarders of onions and other agricultural goods arrested if they refuse to participate in the congresssional inquiry on the soaring prices of the commodities. House Speaker Martin Romualdez stand up to get his point across during his...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A total of 11,934 bags of smuggled onions seized during a series of anti-smuggling operations were destroyed on Saturday, Feb. 4, here. SMUGGLED onions weighing a total of 71,551 kilos were destroyed in Zamboanga City. (Photo via Liza Jocson) The onions which have an estimated...
A discount store in Quezon City will accept onions as payment for “selected” items that will be purchased by its customers on Saturday, Feb. 4. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Japan Home Centre (JHC) announced that customers can pay with onions their chosen products in its branch...
As the government continues to push for increased farmers' and fisherfolk's income by removing middlemen from the equation, over P2.5 million worth of onions has already been sold from September 2022 to January 2023. FARMERS harvest onions in a remote barangay in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. (Photo...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon launch the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network (ORION) Program in a bid to help the local onion industry improve its production and eventually lead to an ample supply of the agriculture product in the country. Onions (Mark...
