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THE Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), the policymaking arm of the Department of Agriculture (DA), pressed for the latter s inclusion in the anti-smuggling task force to help curb agricultural smuggling.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros criticized Malacañang’s appointment of Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban as officer-in-charge of the Sugar Regulatory Administration, which she called the “epitome of impunity.”
There were no irregularities in the government’s importation of some 450,000 metric tons of sugar before the Sugar Regulatory Administration issued Sugar Order No. 6, Malacañang officials clarified yesterday.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros bared what she called a “government-sponsored” smuggling of 260 containers of sugar which she said arrived at the Batangas port around two weeks ago.