A Philippine senator on Tuesday flagged “government-sponsored” smuggling of 260 containers of sugar that arrived in the country before their allowed date of entry.
A PHILIPPINE senator on Tuesday flagged “government-sponsored” smuggling of 260 containers of sugar that arrived in the country before their allowed date of entry.
“If we follow Sugar Order 6, the earliest possible date for imported sugar to enter the Philippines is March 1, 2023,” she added. The shipment appears to have been confirmed by a letter from the Department of Agriculture to the Bureau of Customs on Feb. 14, the lawmaker said.“Can a sugar order be retroactive to cover shipments that arrived before its effectivity date and before the notice of award allocation?” Ms. Hontiveros asked.
Ms. Hontiveros said these shipments could not have come from allocations in earlier sugar orders since the latest required that volumes arrive no later than Nov. 15.
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