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Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed support for the passage of a bill that urged tough penalties on offenders engaged in crimes that are regarded as economic sabotage. Senator Cynthia Villar, Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, introduced Senate Bill No. 2432 or the “Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act,” at the recent […]
Two congressional leaders filed a bill seeking to amend the anti-agricultural smuggling act of 2016 to include and classify cigarette smuggling as economic sabotage. House Bill (HB) No. 3917 was principally authored by presidential son, senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, and PBA Party-list Representative Migs Nograles. Marcos is from Ilocos Norte noted for its […]
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the government should be able to show that it can crack the whip on smugglers amid the unabated entry of imported vegetables that is killing the livelihood of Filipino farmers. “Hindi sapat na kunin ang mga nasabat. Hinahamon natin ang pamahalaan na magsampa ng kaso ng economic sabotage, […]
Senator Bong Go commended the signing into law of Republic Acts (RA) 11449, 11458 and 11448. RA 11449, also known as “An Act Providing for Additional Prohibitions to and Increasing Penalties for Violations of Republic Act No. 8484, or the ‘Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998,’” declares bank system hacking and automated teller machine (ATM) […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Friday urged the leadership of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to charge the owners of a warehouse that was found to be stockpiling and repacking rice in Iligan City with economic sabotage, stressing that those caught hoarding rice could be liable for violating Republic Act […]