Philippines imports 21k tons of onions for holiday season
Philippines imports 21k tons of onions for holiday season
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Philippines imports 21k tons of onions for holiday season
Filipino Department of Agriculture files cases against 40 'onion smugglers'
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.
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.
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…