Panukalang mas mabigat na parusa sa mga sangkot sa agri smuggling at hoarding, aprubado na sa Senado;
Panukalang Free College Entrance Examinations Act, lusot na rin
Panukalang Free College Entrance Examinations Act, lusot na rin
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00:00 The Senate voted in favor of the important Panukalang Batas.
00:03 This is the most severe punishment
00:06 against the parties in the Agricultural Smuggling and Hoarding.
00:10 Daniel Manalestas is back in the center of the news.
00:15 The Senate voted in the third reading of the Panukalang Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act
00:22 or Senate Bill No. 2432.
00:25 Eighteen senators voted in favor of the Panukalang Batas while no one opposed it.
00:30 The Panukalang Batas aims to have more teeth of the law
00:33 against smuggling where the penalties will be heavier.
00:37 Under the Panukalang Batas,
00:40 life imprisonment and fine triple the amount of agricultural and fishery products
00:46 can be met by anyone who can prove that they violated the Panukalang Batas.
00:51 The Panukalang Batas repeals Republic Act No. 10845
00:56 or Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016
01:00 because it is not effective.
01:05 The law also prohibits smuggling, hoarding, profiteering, and cartel
01:12 of agricultural and fishery supplies.
01:14 The Panukalang Batas also considers agricultural smuggling as an economic sabotage
01:21 so the penalties will be heavier.
01:23 The Senate also approved the Panukalang Batas Free College Entrance Examinations Act
01:29 which removes the entrance examination fees
01:33 from private higher educational institutions for qualified students.
01:38 The Senate also passed yesterday in the third reading of the Panukalang Batas
01:42 which strengthens the capacity of the defense industry
01:45 and strengthens the weapons made in the country and the use of armed forces.
01:50 According to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri,
01:52 this will further limit the Philippines' hope for allied countries when it comes to arms.
01:58 That is all for the day.