Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has demanded complete physical attendance from the resource persons of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's inquiry on the alleged hoarding of agricultural products in the country.
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (PPAB)
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food is expediting the conduct of its motu proprio investigation on the issue of agricultural products hoarding.
Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Originally scheduled on Wednesday, Feb, 14, the panel inquiry will
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has threatened to have alleged hoarders of onions and other agricultural goods arrested if they refuse to participate in the congresssional inquiry on the soaring prices of the commodities.
House Speaker Martin Romualdez stand up to get his point across during
Militant congressmen are calling on the Committee on Agriculture and Food to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on what they described as the "potential overpricing and price manipulation of onions in the market".
(Unsplash) Makabayan bloc members ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Fran
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