AFTER being tagged as the “mother of all smuggling,” the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday appealed to Congress to give the agency police powers to apprehend smugglers of agricultural products. Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Research Fermin D. Adriano made the appeal during a press conference after House Committee…
The chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Tuesday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to utilize the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to prosecute cases against large-scale agricultural smuggling. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda issued the statement during the regular panel meeting, adding that Republic Act No. 10845,…