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Sotto scores Dar for being unaware of 'tongpats' scheme on pork imports – Manila Bulletin


(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“He (Dar) has no business being of being DA secretary if he is not aware (of the scheme),” Sotto said when sought to comment if he believes the DA chief knows about the so-called “tongpats” scheme which Sen. Panfilo Lacson bared on Monday.
Lacson is pushing for a Senate probe into the alleged kickback scheme at the DA perpetrated by a syndicate within the agency that stands to gain billions of pesos from the DA’s recommendation to lower tariff rates on imported pork products due to the severe impact of the African Swine Fever (ASF) on the local swine industry. ....

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Lacson seeks Senate probe on 'tongpats' on pork imports


Lacson seeks Senate probe on tongpats on pork imports
By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Published March 16, 2021 2:27pm
Updated March 16, 2021 5:13pm
Senator Panfilo Lacson is calling for a Senate investigation into the alleged activities of a syndicate within the Department of Agriculture (DA) which could possibly gain billions of pesos in tongpats or padded costs from the recommendation to reduce tariff rates and increase minimum access volume (MAV) allocation on pork imports.
Lacson on Tuesday said that alleged anomalies are tantamount to a triple whammy as they not only threaten to kill the local hog industry but at the same raise health concerns and cost the government foregone revenues. ....

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