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THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday named three officials of the Department of Agriculture and several other individuals allegedly behind the price manipulation of onions last year. At a news briefing, Remulla said graft charges would be filed against Agriculture Assistant Secretary Kristine Evangelista; officer-in-charge of DA-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) Junibert De Sagun; and DA-Officer-in-Charge

NBI recommends complaints vs 6 persons over ‘onion hoarding profiteering’

THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recommended before the Department of Justice (DOj) the filing of complaint for hoarding and profiteering against six individuals, including government officials allegedly behind the price manipulation of onion last year. The names of the respondents have been withheld pending evaluation and review of the…

To those of us who believe in a free market economy, price control is a bad concept. It attempts to repeal the law of supply and demand. It tries to fix a problem by introducing the strong hand of government into the equation. Besides, sellers are prone to just withhold supply if they feel the set price ceilings will make them lose money. In the end, everyone loses.

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced that it has received the appointment papers of its five senior officials from Malacanang. In a message to reporters, lawyer Mico Clavano of the Office of the Secretary said the appointments of undersecretaries Deo Marco, Jose Cadiz Jr., Jesse Andres, Nicholas Ty, and Geronimo Sy were transmitted by the Palace on Tuesday afternoon. Marco was also an undersecretary during the term of then secretary and now Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra. He supervised a number of attached agencies, including the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) whi...