Panukalang mas mabigat na parusa vs smuggler at hoarder, pasado na sa House committee level
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00:00 The committee level of the House approved the pardon of heavy penalties for smugglers and hoarders of agricultural products.
00:09 Meanwhile, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. still believes that the country can reach 20 pesos per kilo of rice.
00:16 Mel Alesmora has the details.
00:22 In the hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food, the committee approved the Anti-Agrifishery Commodities and Tobacco Economic Sabotage Act of 2023.
00:34 This is the stronger version of the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act in the country.
00:38 This is one of the priority bills of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:42 And it is one of the discussed bills in the latest Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council or LEDAC Full Council Meeting in Malacanang.
00:52 Under the bill, not only smuggling but also hoarding, profiteering, and cartelizing can be considered economic sabotage.
01:00 And the punishment can reach a life sentence.
01:05 According to Agriculture Committee Chair Mark Enverga, if it is fully passed, this bill will help to control the price and supply of agricultural products in the country, such as rice.
01:19 This will prove that our government is serious in fighting against the smugglers.
01:26 The most guilty person here will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
01:31 So the penalties are a bit higher.
01:34 The Mambabatas first expressed their support for the division of confiscated smuggled rice in Zamboanga, Cebu, by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
01:44 According to House Speaker Martin Romualdez, this not only affects the administration's concern for our fellow countrymen, but also proves the government's tight campaign against smuggling.
01:56 In addition, Bulacan 6 District Representative Salvador Plato added that in the administration's footsteps, anyone behind smuggling will be condemned.
02:07 When the leaders of the House of Representatives are in the presence of the people, they will continue to strive to pass the important bill here in the House of Representatives.
02:17 Melalas Moras for the nation.
02:19 (upbeat music)