THE House committee on ways and means said it will investigate the alleged smuggling of pork, dressed chicken, and beef via the Port of Subic with charges levied on containers reportedly a fraction of the correct amounts, the committee’s chairman said.
Albay Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda said in a statement: “We are now in possession of credible information that the Subic port undercharges tariffs per container van by just as much as 1/8th of the actual tariff due, or in peso terms, some P100,000 per container van of imported meat instead of P800,000.”
“We have strict policies that are implemented in close collaboration with the Bureau of Customs and we’re proud to say that we have apprehended any and all attempts that have intended to use Subic port as their receiving port, in particular with agricultural products, following the mandate of the President who is also the country’s agriculture secretary,” Mr. Salceda quoted the SBMA as saying.
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