00:00In order to lower the price of rice in the market,
00:04House Speaker Martin Ruimualdez urged the government
00:08to form a mega-task force
00:11that will pursue those who manipulate the price of rice
00:15and those who threaten traders.
00:18This was said by the House Leader
00:19following the discovery of the House-Kinta Committee
00:23that there are those who are involved in bribery and price manipulation of rice.
00:27Even if there is an oversupply and the price of the rice is being lowered,
00:33the Department of Agriculture, Department of Justice,
00:38and other government agencies can form the so-called task force.
00:41Ruimualdez urged the government
00:43to give it the power to carry out an inventory,
00:47to find out if it follows the law on exportation,
00:51to inspect the warehouse,
00:53and to shut down the temporary traders.
00:56The House Speaker also urged the task force to submit a monthly report to the Congress
01:02as part of their oversight.
01:04According to Speaker Ruimualdez,
01:06there is a so-called betrayal of public trust
01:09regarding the issue of the Kinta Committee,
01:11so it should be acted on immediately.
01:14They will not allow this anomaly to continue.
01:18So in the eyes of the camera,
01:19they will also try to address and break this cartel.
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