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Malacañang urges Senate to file charges vs gov t officials in agri smuggling
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Senate report tags gov t officials as alleged agri protectors, smugglers
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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, Department of Agriculture, and several mayors. The report said the amount of smuggled agri-fishery commodities from 2019 to 2022 was estimated at PHP667.5 million. "We are one with the Senate in fighting corruption in the bureaucracy," acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a press statement. Andanar said filing charges before the Ombudsman would also allow those accused to defend themselves. "File the necessary charges before the Off
FACE ACCUSERS. Agriculture Secretary William Dar delivers his speech during the celebration of the 124th founding anniversary of the Department of Agriculture on June 20. Dar on Monday (June 27, 2022) said agricultural officials identified in a Senate report as alleged smugglers or protectors must be given a chance to face their accusers and defend themselves. (Photo Courtesy: Department of Agriculture) MANILA - Outgoing Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said Monday agriculture officials tagged in a Senate report as "agricultural smugglers or protectors" in the country must be given a chance to face their accusers. In a Viber message, Dar said these officials, which were included in the intelligence report submitted to Senate President Vicente Sotto III, must be able to defend themselves. "Let the three officials named in the report be given a chance to face their accusers, and defend themselves in the proper forum," he said. Dar made the statemen
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