Marcos orders DOJ, NBI to investigate smuggling of onions, crops

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According to PCO, Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo said in a Memorandum to the President that there was a substantial evidence pointing to the existence of an onion cartel which could be behind the surge in onion prices in 2022.

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice and the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the smuggling of onions and other agricultural products.

“I have just given instructions to the DOJ and the NBI to initiate an investigation into the hoarding, smuggling, [and] price fixing of agricultural commodities," Marcos said in a video message. Quimbo said the cartel, which operates through a group of companies, was engaged in various activities in the supply chain such as farming, importation, local trading, warehousing, and logistics.

 

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“I have just given instructions to the DOJ and the NBI to initiate an investigation into the hoarding, smuggling, [and] price fixing of agricultural commodities,' Marcos said in a video message.

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