Thousands of tobacco farmers are urging lawmakers to pass the economic sabotage bill before President Marcos’ State of the Nation Address (SONA) to protect their livelihoods from rampant agricultural smuggling. In a statement on Thursday, May 2, more than 50,000 members of the Philippine Tobacco...
Sen. Cynthia A. Villar renewed her call against agricultural smuggling to protect the country's local hog producers, pushing for Congress to finish the bicameral conference on the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Bill. Villar made the statement as she recently attended the National Federation of...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) vowed on Thursday, July 27, to take additional measures to address the smuggling operations in the country, particularly of agricultural products which has been the serious problem of local farmers. The commitment to intensified anti-smuggling activities was in response...
Cases will be filed against hoarders of agricultural products, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin assured the public on Tuesday, July 25. Bersamin's statement came after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos issued a stern warning against them during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA),...
Smugglers, hoarders, and those who manipulate prices of basic commodities received a stern warning from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), who warned them that their days are numbered. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he was determined to go after smugglers and hoarders of agricultural goods, stressing that Filipinos are dying of starvation because manipulative schemes in the market continue to thrivel. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation on the smuggling of onion and other agricultural products, which he calls as "tantamount to economic sabotage." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) and...
Hoarding and smuggling of agricultural goods are expected to be eliminated through vertical integration, a concept the government is looking to implement in the agriculture sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel B. Pabalate) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday,...
Filipino farmers are calling for the reintroduction of a pre-shipment and discharge port inspection system to stop large-scale agricultural smuggling, curb price manipulation, and ensure the safety of food imports. The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) issued this statement as smuggling of...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Facebook) Here's an initiative from the administration of the late former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. that could help the current Marcos government curb agricultural smuggling. In a statement Sudnay afternoon, May 28, Cavite 4th Rep. Elpidio Barzaga...
In a bid to stop the smuggling of agricultural commodities, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he was considering a recommendation to conduct pre-shipping inspections (PSIs) to ensure that these goods would be safe for public consumption....
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 22 pushed for the modernization and automation of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). Ejercito said he is certain that modernizing the operations of the BOC will address corruption in the agency as “human discretion” in critical operations and...
