A consumer group is calling for the immediate passage of a measure that will expand the coverage of the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act.
Malayang Konsumer spokesperson Atty. Simoun Salinas has issued a statement supporting the approval of Senate Bill 1688, saying the proposed amendments are "a timely intervention given the rising prices of goods like onions.
""[A]mendments aimed at improving the law should focus on offenses that are harmful to Filipino consumers and households, those crimes we consider to be large-scale and prevalent [enough] to amount to economic sabotage. That's why SB 1688 includes profiteering, hoarding, and the like," Salinas said.MK convenor Christian Real said that "smuggling of essential food items is a big concern, but it's not the only problem we need to address.
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