DA, pinaigting pa ang operasyon vs. smugglers at hoarders ng agricultural products

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00:00 After President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ultimatum yesterday in his second zone, the days of hoarders and smugglers in the country are over.

00:11 The Department of Justice assured that the government is not behind the smuggling.

00:18 It is possible that there are high-ranking officials or even former government officials who are responsible for their economic sabotage cases.

00:27 We have received many names from various agencies that are involved in the entry and giving of permits to enter the commodities that we are talking about.

00:45 We will be asking them to come over in the next few weeks to give us several documents that will help us validate the information that we have.

00:58 DOJ saw that since 2008, the operation of syndicates behind smuggling has started.

01:05 That's why the government is stealing billions of pesos.

01:10 They are hastening the investigation to file more complaints and cases.

01:16 Within the next two weeks, we will be fact-finding.

01:19 It can reach up to one or two months.

01:23 We will hasten what we can hasten.

01:26 Meanwhile, DOJ insisted on what the President said about the resignation of some police officials due to the issue of illegal drugs.

01:36 DOJ said,

01:38 They will accept many. As the President said, they were chosen to accept resignations.

01:45 We're looking at the health-based approach that many of these drug users are victims and they deserve to be rehabilitated.

01:58 In passing the immigration law that is now in force in Congress, it is also supported by the Justice Department.

02:05 But when asked why the President did not mention some reforms being done in the justice system and press freedom in the country,

02:13 DOJ replied that it is no longer necessary because the implementation of the rule of law is the strength of a country.

02:21 Louisa Erispe for the nation.

02:25 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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