top of page
Search
  • BULGAR

Pag-import ng 440K asukal, pinalagan

ni Mylene Alfonso | February 17, 2023




Ilang katanungan ang nabuo kay Senador Risa Hontiveros kaugnay sa pagaangkat ng 440,000 metriko tonelada ng asukal kung saan una niyang hinanap ang pirma ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., sa Sugar Order No. 6.


“The absence of the signature of the President on Sugar Order No. 6 is probably the least of my questions. Andami kong katanungan. Una, where did they get the volume of 440,000MT when three major federations of sugar producers pushed for only 330,000MT?” tanong ni Hontiveros.



Naiisip ng senadora na maaaring maging daan ito para madehado ang iba pang eligible importers at may mapaboran lamang.


Nais din malinawan ni Hontiveros ang diskresyon ng Department of Agriculture (DA) hinggil sa pinal na pag-apruba sa dami ng asukal na ilalaan sa importers.

“Second, why is the Department of Agriculture given the discretion of final approval of the volumes to be allocated to importers, when in previous SOs they were pro-rated based on a mechanical computation?


Puwede bang sabihin ng DA na sa tatlong trader lang, at etsapwera na ang iba kahit sila ay nag-apply at eligible importers naman?


Hindi ba ito favoritism at virtual monopoly?” tanong pa ng senadora. Nais din ni Hontiveros na malinawan at maipaliwanag kung sapat na maituturing na lehitimo ang importasyon kahit wala pa ang Sugar Order.


Diin niya na sa kanyang pagkakaalam ang imported sugar na ipinasok sa bansa nang walang sugar order ay maituturing na ‘technical smuggling’ at dapat ay isapubliko kung sino ang nagpasok nito sa Pilipinas at kung sino ang nag-apruba.


0 comments

Disclaimer : The views and opinions expressed on this website or any comments found on any articles herein, are those of the authors or columnists alike, and do not necessarily reflect nor represent the views and opinions of the owner, the company, the management and the website.

RECOMMENDED
bottom of page