Smuggled agricultural products mula China, nakumpiska ng Department of Agriculture at BOC sa Subic

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00:00The government has emphasized the importance of protecting against agricultural smuggling in the country.

00:05This is the story of Clazel Pardilla.

00:09Shabu-shabu ingredients are being used again in these 5 containers that arrived at Subic International Terminal Corporation.

00:18But after opening and inspecting the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Customs,

00:23smuggled carrots and white onions arrived from Hong Kong.

00:29144 tons of cargo came from China.

00:34There is no certificate of product registration and no sanitary or phytosanitary permit.

00:40The products are proven to be legitimate and safe to eat.

00:44This is similar to the last onions that arrived last month in a warehouse in Navotas

00:50that turned out to be positive for high levels of chemicals and e-coli or bacteria from human or animal dung.

00:58When we were opening the boxes and inspecting the quality, it seems to be the same quality as what we saw in Navotas.

01:05For our safety, food safety, we are not sure what is the origin of this.

01:11What is the process that it went through.

01:13So, it is already risky, it is already high risk.

01:17And then second, for the local industry, of course, we do have production.

01:22If this gets into our markets, there will be a little disruption.

01:27Of course, the price may go down because our market will be flooded with illegal goods.

01:35Aside from vegetables and rice, there are other products that were approved by the operatives.

01:40Two more container vans were opened by the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Customs.

01:46This shipping container is one of them.

01:48In front of it, there are tissues.

01:50But after being removed one by one,

01:52this is where the smuggled cigarette boxes from Taiwan were discovered.

01:58Cigarettes are worth Php 115 million.

02:03That is why more than Php 130 million were confiscated.

02:08The consignees will be fined and face several cases.

02:13They are doing smuggling to basically avoid taxes as far as tobacco is concerned.

02:22Onions and carrots can take advantage of the price in the Philippines versus other countries.

02:30The importers will be blacklisted.

02:33And in order to stop the fight against agricultural products,

02:38the DA will ask the Congress and Senate to raise Php 200 million to the Enforcement Bureau of the agency

02:46from the current amount of Php 50 million.

02:49The DA will punish the smugglers.

02:52The Bureau of Customs and the Department of Agriculture are on top of the situation.

02:56All of these will be chased.

02:58That is the order of our President.

03:00Kalei Zalpar, Delia, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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