(PNA file photo) MANILA - Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday warned hoarders of onion and garlic who create artificial scarcity in supply that leads to price increases. Romualdez said he instructed the House Committee on Agriculture and Food to conduct an investigation and recommend the filing of charges. Despite the ongoing harvest season and the entry of imported onions, retail prices of these agricultural products remained high, according to Romualdez. "We received information that these people are hoarding onion, and more recently even garlic, to create an artificial scarcity in supply and induce price increases," he said. According to Romualdez, the House panel "will study the option of recommending to the President the calibrated importation of onion and garlic as means to force these unscrupulous individuals to unload their stocks and drive down the prices to alleviate the burden on the consumers." He pointed out, however, that such importation should not be
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte spent P216.19 million, which was sourced entirely from in-kind contributions, on her 2022 campaign, her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) said.
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) The copy of the document has a
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte has received more than P216 million contributions in the May 2022 polls.
Comelec/MB This was based on her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) which she submitted to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Tuesday, June 7. The P216,190,935.06 contr