Binusisa ng mga komite sa Kamara ang tila sabwatan umano sa industriya ng bigas kaya nananatiling mahal sa merkado. Humarap diyan ang sampung pinakamalalaking importer ng bigas sa bansa na pinasagot din sa alegasyong may cartel na nagmamanipula sa presyo ng bigas.
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00:00The committees in the camera are like a flock of chickens in the rice industry that's why the price of rice is still high in the market.
00:08This is faced by the 10 largest importers of rice in the country,
00:12which was also answered by the allegation that there is a cartel that manipulates the price of rice.
00:18Jonathan Andal is on the scene.
00:23They are the 10 largest importers of rice in the Philippines.
00:28Earlier, they were called by the 5th committee of the camera to answer the allegation that there is a cartel that manipulates the price of rice.
00:36They immediately denied it.
00:38We don't have a cartel, we don't do profiteering, we're dictated by the market prices, we don't do hoarding.
00:50What's being blamed now is that we, the importers, have become the spotlight, where in fact, what we see is the problem with the retailers.
01:00According to the Bureau of Customs, when imported rice arrives in the country, its price or landed cost is P33 per kilo.
01:07It will be taken by the importer and they say that it is sold to the wholesaler for P35 to P40.
01:13The wholesaler sells the rice to the dealer before it reaches the retailer in the market.
01:19We are being fooled somewhere else.
01:21Customs said that the price is P33.
01:24The wholesaler said that it is sold to the dealer for P35 to P40.
01:28Why is it sold to the market for P50?
01:31A large rice importer can be contempted for a while.
01:35His rice worth P1 billion was imported this year, but he can't say how much they earned.
01:42It's impossible, sir, that you don't know how much you earn.
01:47My wife is the one computing there, ma'am.
01:53Our detention facility is spacious, Mr. Chair.
01:57I will tell the truth.
01:59I think you are lying.
02:01We are wondering why the price is so high and the importer doesn't know about it.
02:07I can't accept that, Mr. Chair.
02:10May I now request AMLA, Mr. Chair.
02:16To check the financial records and transactions of all these top importers.
02:25Because if they don't have the capability to finance their importation,
02:33someone or somebody is financing them.
02:37A congressman asked the BPI or Bureau of Plant Industry
02:42because they don't know that two out of ten largest rice importers in the country are mothers.
02:49BPI, did you not check whether or not these two companies were actually owned by one individual?
02:56No, we didn't check.
02:58Why didn't you check?
02:59Sir, we are reviewing it now.
03:01You can't review it now.
03:03It's already done.
03:04You will do your job now.
03:06When they were still applying, you should have checked it already.
03:11The congressmen believe that there is corruption in the rice industry.
03:16Because the price in the market is still high even though there is an oversupply of rice.
03:21And even though the price of 20% was reduced since last July.
03:26It is a puzzle for us that perhaps this deserves a more nuanced analysis.
03:36The farm gate price went down.
03:38The landed cost went down.
03:41It should translate to lower retail, but that's not what happened.
03:47Our rice is in the warehouse.
03:51They don't export it.
03:53That's why the price didn't go down.
03:55They will tell the farmers,
03:58we can't buy your rice if you don't lower the price.
04:03Because they don't need rice.
04:08So the farmers were affected.
04:11Nothing happened to the consumers because there is corruption.
04:16There is a cartel that is happening.
04:18There is an advance for our government agencies.
04:23If we don't meet our target, we will lower the price of rice.
04:31The Department of Agriculture cannot say if there is a cartel for rice.
04:36Seems like there is a cartel-like market environment.
04:39But I cannot categorically say that there is.
04:41Because it is not mandated that you cannot say that.
04:44For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal.
04:4824 Hours.