Na File Photo Manila Speaker Martin Romualdez On Sunday Warned Hoarders Of Onion And Garlic Who Create Artificial Scarcity In Supply That Leads To Price Increases Said He Instructed The House Committee Agriculture Food Conduct An Investigation Recommend Filing Charges Despite Ongoing Harvest Season Entry Imported Onions News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

(PNA file photo) MANILA - Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday warned hoarders of onion and garlic who create artificial scarcity in supply that leads to price increases. Romualdez said he instructed the House Committee on Agriculture and Food to conduct an investigation and recommend the filing of charges. Despite the ongoing harvest season and the entry of imported onions, retail prices of these agricultural products remained high, according to Romualdez. "We received information that these people are hoarding onion, and more recently even garlic, to create an artificial scarcity in supply and induce price increases," he said. According to Romualdez, the House panel "will study the option of recommending to the President the calibrated importation of onion and garlic as means to force these unscrupulous individuals to unload their stocks and drive down the prices to alleviate the burden on the consumers." He pointed out, however, that such importation should not be ....

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