Mga natukoy na responsable sa pagtaas ng presyo ng sibuyas at iba pang produkto, posibleng maharap sa kasong price manipulation, smuggling
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00:00 "It is possible that the price manipulation, smuggling, and other responsibilities related to the price of onions and other agricultural products will be faced.
00:11 This is the message of Louisa Errizpe."
00:13 "The Department of Justice has already issued and will file a case
00:21 on the possibility of hoarding and smuggling of onions and other agricultural products.
00:27 According to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla,
00:31 their investigation, which is based on the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., took almost two months to complete."
00:38 "We already have a case that we will file.
00:40 But we have already asked other investigators to file other cases."
00:49 "Italy is not yet the only country that has run an investigation.
00:53 But the possible cases that will be filed are price manipulation, smuggling, and all that are related to the crisis that the Philippines is experiencing in the price of onions."
01:04 "Price manipulation, profiteering, and other crimes related to the price manipulation and onion smuggling crisis that we had for the last two months.
01:19 We have a case that we are preparing. This is led by an undersecretary of DOJ."
01:29 The National Bureau of Investigation is already expecting to file a case.
01:34 The DOJ has not yet given names, but in the first interviews with Remulla,
01:40 he said that the names that were given in the Congressional hearing are also among the possible cases that they are accusing of smuggling.
01:49 "The DOJ and the NBI are working together in the investigation,
01:54 including the House of Representatives because we are also getting help from them.
01:59 This is an inter-whole of government.
02:02 We are getting help from whoever can help us fight these kinds of economic crimes."
02:08 Meanwhile, the DOJ is still monitoring the price caps on rice.
02:14 Remulla said that they have not filed a case against the smugglers,
02:19 but they are still monitoring the price of rice in the market, which should be 41 and 45 pesos per kilo.
02:28 "What we have ensured is that all retailers know that the government has help so that they won't suffer a loss and everything will be fine.
02:40 For now, I think the panic that first reached the people of the country has subsided and our markets have become more reasonable."
02:50 Louisa Erispe, for the nation.
02:53 Subbiah