Romualdez made the pledge as he commended the Department of Justice and the National Bureau of Investigation for filing charges against those behind the unprecedented increases of onions prices, peaking at P700 a kilo in the latter part of 2022.
The Speaker also commended the Agriculture committee, particularly its chairman Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga and its lead investigator Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo, for conducting a successful inquiry. He also asked concerned government agencies like the Cooperative Development Authority to sanction complicit organizations under their supervision…In a news briefing on Wednesday, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla announced that the NBI has filed charges against those they found involved in onion hoarding and price manipulation after a lengthy investigation.
They were allegedly involved in the onion shortage and price manipulation, as well as the questionable procurement of the agricultural produce. According to Remulla, they will also be charged for falsification of documents and use of falsified documents under Article 272 of the Revised Penal Code.
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