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Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, January 31, said smugglers and other criminals guilty of large-scale agricultural sabotage, after years of evasion and bribery, should be clapped in jail for life. Marcos emphasized this after saying she is distraught about hearing smuggling allegations "knowing onl

A lawmaker named several individuals allegedly behind the illicit importation of millions worth of farmed goods during an inquiry at the House of Representatives.

The names of alleged big-time smugglers continue to reverberate in the halls of Philippine Congress, this time in the House of Representatives. Sultan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr. (PPAB) Suldan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr., during a House C

Everything government does about pricey basic foods hurts little folk.

Onion smuggling goes on under the very nose of the Bureau of Customs.

Tuburan vice mayor denies smuggling allegations

Malacañang on Tuesday called on senators to file charges against officials linked to the smuggling of agricultural products so they can face the allegations against them.

Acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (File photo) MANILA - Malacanang on Tuesday urged the Senate to file charges against Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Guerrero and 21 other personalities who were tagged as alleged protectors and smugglers of agricultural products worth hundreds of millions of pesos. This, after the Senate Committee of the Whole on Monday released a 63-page report of the list of personalities which included officials of the BOC,...

Top officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) are in the list of suspected smugglers or protectors of smuggling of agri-fishery products worth P667.5-million from 2019 to 2022. The list was submitted to President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr. by outgoi

(File photo) MANILA - The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday said it will support any budget or policy request to bolster government efforts to fight the rampant smuggling of agricultural products in the country. In a statement, committee chairman Joey Salceda said agricultural smuggling is a long-standing issue that will require the full efforts of the entire government. He said the committee is focused on improving legislation on agricultural smuggling, particularly its work on the Cus...