Congressman Suansing tinukoy ang smugglers

PINANGALANAN ng isang kongresista ang umano’y mga smuggler at consignee sa pagdinig ng House Committee and Ways nitong Lunes.

Sinabi ni Sultan Kudarat 2nd District Representative Horacio Suansing, Jr. na masyado nang nakakaalarma ang mga ulat ng “underdeclared” o “misdeclared” agricultural products na pumapasok sa bansa.

“Given these alarming reports, and in the interest of forging and building credibility and confidence in our government processes and institutions, I believe that it is incumbent upon this Chamber to exercise its oversight functions to scrutinize data reported by our own government agencies, to reconcile these data with those reported by international and multilateral organizations, and to recommend legislation and remedial measures, whenever necessary,” sabi ni Suansing.

“Furthermore, in light of these reports, and in light of the innumerable reports on widespread, large-scale smuggling of agricultural commodities in the country, in due time, I, as principal author of House Resolution No. 311, would like to request the Committee on Ways and Means to issue subpoenas for the following brokers/importers/facilitators allegedly involved in large-scale agricultural smuggling in local ports in the Philippines,” dagdag ng kongresista.

Binanggit ni Suansing ang aniya’y mga smuggler na indibidwal:
Michael Ma
Lujene Ang
Andrew Chang
Beverly Peres
Aaron
Manuel Tan
Leah Cruz
Jun Diamante
Lucio Lim
Gerry Teves
At ang mga consignee:
Victory JM Enterpri-ses
Taculog International Consumer Goods Trading
Asterzenmed Aggregates
Veneta Consumer Goods Trading
Lalavy Aggregates Trading
Frankie Trading Enterprises
Primex Export – Import Producer
SB Express Logistics Business Solution
Silver Pop Dry Goods Trading
Thousand Sunny Enterprises
Viogelas Viol Aggregates Trading
Junezone Dry Goods Trading
Burias Jang Consumer Goods Trading

Hiniling din ni Suansing ang records at documentation ng mga importer na nagpapalusot ng mga sigarilyo sa bansa sa kabila ng pagdeklarang ito’y sa Malaysia.

“Finally, I would also like to request records and documents from the Bureau of Customs on importer PilSHON Corporation, whose cigarette products are allegedly flooding Philippine local markets despite only being declared for transshipment to Malaysia,” ani Suansing.

Ang Pilipinas ay nahaharap sa malaking problema ng smuggling, na mayroong multiple shipments kasama ang agricultural products na dinideklarang iba’t ibang items na nasasabat ng Bureau of Customs, ang principal agency na ang mandato ay alamin ang smuggled goods.

Kadalasan sa smuggled agri products ay mga gulay, spices, at sibuyas.