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(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos urged the public to help in the fight against rice smugglers and hoarders who the government said are destroying the flow of supply and demand of the staple food in the market. The President made the public appeal as he led the distribution of rice in the Augusto Legaspi Memorial Sports and Cultural Center in Kalibo, Aklan. “Tulungan po ninyo ang ating mga ahensya sa pagmamatyag upang mahuli at mapatawan ng […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday filed economic sabotage and graft raps against former Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and several others over the alleged smuggling of rice valued at $680,000 through the Cagayan de Oro port. Lacson also charged National Food Authority Administrator Jason Aquino; lawyer Tomas Alcid, former district collector of the Port of Cagayan de Oro; lawyer Geniefelle Lagmay, customs liaison officer to NFA of the Office of the […]
The Senate will now file a case of perjury against businessman Davidson Bangayan at the Department of Justice for allegedly lying during a senate investigation on the rice smuggling controversy. Bangayan maintained that he was not the David Tan who had been earlier tagged as the brains behind rice smuggling syndicate in the country. His denial came about despite the Senate’s claim of overwhelming evidence against him. The DOJ has also asked the Department of […]
