President Marcos said he would not let those involved in smuggling and hoarding rice get away with their illegal activities and that the government was already implementing measures against them. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as he led the...
Smugglers and hoarders are the insects that disrupt the supply and prices of rice in the country, President Marcos said as he put the blame on them over the rising prices of rice. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos called them "bukbok" or weevils that usually infest old and poorly-stored stock of rice and...
President Marcos said he is determined to end smuggling and hoarding of rice in the country, asking government officials and Filipinos to help him in the fight. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Addressing rice beneficiaries in Manila on Tuesday, Sept. 26, Marcos aired once...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Grains Retailers, Traders, Millers, and Rice Importers Association has urged lawmakers to reconsider the provision on hoarding as stipulated in Senate Bill No. 2432 or the proposed Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act. A RICE retailer in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap)...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) talks to officials of the Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement (PRISM) in Makati City on Sept.1, 2023. Also in the photo are Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo (leftmost) and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos (center). (Speaker’s office)...
Some senators on Friday, September 1 find it unnecessary for the government to impose a price ceiling on rice as addressing rice cartel and hoarding should have been the primary move of the government to tame the skyrocketing prices of the basic food staple in the market. Senators...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) gets interviewed inside a rice warehouse in Bulacan on Aug. 30 (Speaker’s office). The hoarding of rice--the staple food of Filipinos--is a "heinous crime". Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez on...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Amid rising prices of rice, a neophyte congressman filed a bill that would brand as "economic sabotage" under certain circumstances the hoarding of rice and corn. Lodged before the House...
Anyone with information about smuggled goods and contraband items can send a tip to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and get 20 percent of the value of the seized goods, Commissioner Bien Rubio said on Tuesday, Aug. 29. (From left) BOC Commissioner Bien Rubio and CIIS Director Verne Enciso (Photo from...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) vowed that it will intensify its inspection of warehouses believed to be storing smuggled rice or being used for rice hoarding after an order from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (2nd left) Customs Commissioner Bien Rubio inspects one of the Balagtas,...
