NAKATAKDANG irekomenda ng Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) kay Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ibenta sa Kadiwa stores ang 4,000 metric tons ng smuggled white sugar na nakumpiska sa Port of Batangas noong nakaraang linggo.
Ayon kay SRA administrator David Alba, gagawin niya ang rekomendasyon upang makabili ang publiko ng refined sugar sa mas mababang halaga.
Ang Kadiwa program ay isang proyekto ng Department of Agriculture (DA) na nagpapahintulot sa mga magsasaka na direktang ibenta ang kanilang mga produkto sa mga consumer sa mas mababang presyo.
Alba thanked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for their “vigilance that led to the seizure of the smuggled sugar.”
He also warned traders involved with the attempted smuggling that the “full force of the law” would go after them, adding that he has asked all government enforcement agencies to provide his office with the necessary information to go after sugar smugglers.
Last Saturday, the BOC intercepted a vessel named “MV Sunward” after it docked at the Port of Batangas carrying 80,000 bags of white refined sugar from Thailand without the necessary legal documents.
According to the BOC, the vessel arrived at the port without a notice of arrival as prescribed by law.
The confiscated white sugar had an estimated amount of P261 million.
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