Presyo ng bigas, bahagyang bumaba nang ipatupad ang price cap
Presyo ng bigas, bahagyang bumaba nang ipatupad ang price cap
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00:00 The price of rice has fallen significantly since the price cap was implemented.
00:04 Meanwhile, the Bureau of Customs is investigating the possible involvement of the Chinese mafia or syndicate in the country's agricultural smuggling.
00:13 Clay Sol Partilla has the details.
00:15 The price of rice per kilo in this store in the Commonwealth Market has dropped by a peso.
00:24 The previous price was P46, now it's P45. But it's still heavy in the pocket, just like Mirna, who can only afford to save.
00:35 Maybe half a kilo, we eat that until the evening. Sometimes we don't eat at night because we just eat bread.
00:45 According to some stores, the price of rice has fallen since the price cap was implemented. But they have a problem.
00:52 We are having a hard time finding my husband. He travels to Bulacan to earn money.
00:58 Maybe because of the lack of supply or because of the hoarders they made.
01:07 In the separate operation of the Bureau of Customs in Metro Manila and Karatik Provinces,
01:13 almost 300,000 bags of rice were smuggled or "hinored" by the Chinese mafia.
01:21 The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry called for a case of people behind the smuggling and hoarding of rice that the consumers are pitiful of.
01:33 Suddenly the price of rice rose to P33, P34. We were all surprised.
01:38 The price of rice rose to P50 to P55. In a span of one week, the price of rice rose that much.
01:54 We think that we need to find these people. We need to catch these people.
02:00 The name of the mafia should be Customs so that they can stop what they are saying.
02:10 They also accused the smugglers of being greedy.
02:14 What will happen is that instead of buying from the mills in our country, the smugglers will sell the goods.
02:26 So, our farmers are really affected if the smugglers continue to enter our country.
02:35 The BOC is investigating the possible involvement of the Chinese mafia or syndicates in agricultural smuggling.
02:44 Yes, sir. That angle that the Chinese mafia or Chinese syndicates are involved,
02:50 that is one of the angles that is being looked into in our ongoing investigations on agricultural smuggling.
02:58 The reports that our office is receiving are mentioning names that are Chinese sounding,
03:07 either on the side of financing, on the side of distribution, or on the side of...
03:18 There are other levels of where they are present.
03:21 But some rice traders and retailers are appealing to be careful in closing the stores and confiscating rice,
03:30 especially if the business is black.
03:33 Recently, three stores that contain more than 130,000 sacks of rice were seized and allowed to take out the rice.
03:44 The group fears that this will lead to a reduction or artificial shortage of rice.
03:50 Although they have a mandate to have a visitorial power, this creates fear.
03:56 The three stores, how much will it contain if it's three stores? Let's say 100,000 or 200,000.
04:02 We closed it for more than 15 days.
04:06 The customers are pitiful. We are reducing the quantity of rice in the market.
04:13 So the implication is that if there is a small quantity of rice, it might have a domino effect in the market.
04:18 Our consumers are pitiful.
04:20 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered to speed up the export of rice to the stores.
04:29 We are trying to reduce the 15 days to 7 days.
04:33 If you are a legal importer, you have all the documents.
04:36 If they are looking for you, you will be given immediately.
04:38 So why 15 days?
04:40 Kalei sa Pardiliya for the morning show of the people, Rice and Shine Philippines.
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