00:00 The Agriculture Department suspended the clearance issue for the importation of some fish to the country.
00:07 The permit is for the first time, but it is being brought to the markets,
00:12 so the local fishermen are affected.
00:15 Tina, Panginipan Teres, was able to talk.
00:17 The Agriculture Department is investigating the importation of up to 100 tons of imported fish per year
00:29 particularly galunggong, bonito, and mackerel.
00:32 It is illegal if the importation is for canned, processing, or institutional buyers.
00:39 Nothing to hide, both fisherfolk and commercial.
00:43 At the same time, the import clearance issue for those fish was suspended.
00:48 The Agriculture Secretary himself said that the former fishing tycoon
00:52 I know all the lies that are happening there.
00:55 That's why I came out with the DAO yesterday.
00:59 The importation of canned mackerel will only be allowed
01:03 if it enters the vatable sale of canned mackerel sold in 2023, which has an additional 10%.
01:10 The DAO is also forming its enforcement team.
01:14 Chou Laurel said that he timed the fishing season order
01:18 so that the price of fish will not be affected.
01:21 The fishing season of small, municipal, and commercial is from March to June.
01:28 So prices should be stable.
01:31 The Department of Agriculture said that it will chase and punish
01:35 those behind the illegal importation of fish from the markets.
01:39 But it said that the sellers in the markets are not included in the crackdown.
01:44 The sellers in the markets have no fault.
01:47 In fact, their fault is that they are entering and diverting.
01:52 The small sellers in the markets are pitiful.
01:54 The DAO said that they have already targeted most of the importers.
01:58 But the investigation will go through the right process
02:02 so that it will not affect the legitimate importers.
02:06 From Nueva Ecija, for GMA Integrated News, Tina Panganiban Perez,
02:12 for Tutok, 24 Hours.
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