Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said Thursday that the House of Representatives will prioritize the passage of bills that will deal with agricultural hoarders and smugglers. | GabrielLaluINQ
“As soon as the start of the 2nd Regular Session of the 19th Congress, we will immediately buckle down to work for the passage of the proposed amendments to the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act,” Romualdez said in a statement.
Romualdez said the Ledac identified 20 bills as priority measures once the 2nd Regular Session of the 19th Congress opens. Based on the panel’s inquiry, smugglers take advantage of farmers and manipulate market prices of products, particularly onions, by falsely claiming that cold storage facilities are already filled up.
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