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Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Department of Agriculture to permanently blacklist the three trading firms allegedly involved in the so-called “government-sponsored” sugar smuggling scandal if the evidence warranted.
She said several questions need to be answered especially when it comes to the three government-sponsored firms which targeted to corner importation of the country’s sugar supply.“If they were involved or there was negligence or anomaly, the DA should immediately place them on blacklist,” she said. “If they were just pushed to the wall, then they should immediately reveal to the public the individuals who may be truly responsible for this ‘Sugar Import Fiasco 2.0,’” she added.
In a press conference last February 21, Hontiveros revealed documents showing that the three firms were given the go-signal to import 440,000 metric tons of sugar into the country, even without a Sugar Order from the Sugar Regulatory Administration as required by law.
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