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Department of Agriculture, bigyan ng police powers – Salceda

ni Zel Fernandez | April 27, 2022



Sinuportahan ni Philippine House Committee on Ways and Means Chair Joey Salceda ang paggawad sa pamunuan ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ng police powers upang ganap na magkaroon ng awtoridad sa pagsupil ng smuggling sa bansa.


Batay sa ulat, inatasan ni Salceda ang DA na bumalangkas at magsumite ng pormal na kahilingan upang magawaran ng police powers ang departamento kaugnay ng nagpapatuloy na pagdinig ng Kamara sa isyu ng agricultural smuggling.


Ani Salceda, bumubuo na siya ng draft bill sa pagbuo ng isang Agricultural Trade Intelligence and Investigation Service ng DA tulad sa Bureau of Customs. Sa ganitong paraan aniya, magkakaroon ng kapangyarihan ang DA na magsagawa ng mga imbestigasyon at hulihin ang mga sangkot sa agricultural smuggling.


Giit ng kongresista, sa kabila ng may umiiral na Republic Act No. 10845 o Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016, hindi umano malinaw at tila walang 'ngipin' ang kapangyarihang nakasaad dito para sa pagpapatupad ng batas.


Paliwanag ni Salceda, “It adds another layer of protection from smuggled goods, for our domestic agriculture sector... Similar to how the Commission of Internal Revenue can pursue cases on tax evaders, the Secretary of Agriculture should be able to pursue cases against agricultural smugglers. Agricultural smuggling is a serious, existential threat to local agriculture and food security. We cannot allow some gap in the law to prevent us from fighting the problem.”


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