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December 5, 2023
Philippines imports 21k tons of onions for holiday season
October 6, 2023
Filipino Department of Agriculture files cases against 40 'onion smugglers'
October 5, 2023
The Department of Agriculture (DA) does not need P50 million confidential funds to combat smuggling as there are law enforcement agencies tasked to do it, two senators said Thursday.
September 30, 2023
A RAID conducted by joint elements of the Department of Agriculture-Office of Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE) and two other government agencies resulted in the seizure of allegedly smuggled meat in Dasmariñas, Cavite, on Wednesday, September 27.
August 15, 2023
The Federation of Free Farmers on Tuesday cautioned the Department of Agriculture (DA) against “frightening” legitimate rice traders in its bid to control rice hoarding and eliminate market price manipulation through warehouse inspections. “It is very difficult to detect hoarding and price manipulation. Traders normally buy a lot of palay…
July 30, 2023
The construction of a seaport beside the planned airport in Bulacan will provide a big boost to the government’s campaign against agricultural smuggling, according to the chief of logistics firm Royal Cargo Inc. Michael Kurt Raeuber, chairman and CEO of Royal Cargo Inc., said the Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture…
July 23, 2023
The first border inspection facility for agricultural imports will make it easier for the Philippines to secure its borders and prevent the entry of transboundary animal diseases, according to government officials. Department of Agriculture (DA) officials also said the Cold Examination Facility in Agriculture (Cefa) “signals to the world the…
July 22, 2023
Inspection facility rises in Bulacan
July 13, 2023
A recent Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Agriculture (DA) joint operation has resulted in the seizure illegally imported refined sugar in 10 containers worth more than P34 million from Hong Kong. The spot-check examination of five containers at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) yielded more or less…
July 12, 2023
The Department of Agriculture-Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE) said it seized smuggled frozen agricultural products worth P35 million in Bulacan last Tuesday. The DA said it will shut down the warehouses where the smuggled frozen food items were found. “Its owners will also be held…