DA, sinuspinde ang importasyon ng galunggong at iba pang klase ng isda nang makatanggap ng report sa umano'y pagdadala nito sa mga palengke
DA, sinuspinde ang importasyon ng galunggong at iba pang klase ng isda nang makatanggap ng report sa umano'y pagdadala nito sa mga palengke
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00:00 The Department of Agriculture suspended the importation of Galunggong and other types of fish
00:07 according to the memorandum order issued by Agriculture Secretary Kiko T. Laurel Jr.
00:12 The agency of the report, which brings imported fish and other seafood to the markets,
00:20 should be considered to be canning, processing, and institutional buyers,
00:25 like the restaurant that follows Fisheries Administrative Order No. 195.
00:31 Technically, I know all the crazy things that are happening there.
00:34 Well, it's illegal because we have a law.
00:37 We need to follow the law.
00:38 It's not right to hunt, both fisherfolk and commercial.
00:43 To stop the importation to the markets,
00:46 the issue of import clearance for frozen Galunggong, Bonito, and Macarel was suspended.
00:53 The only way to import Macarel is to use a can.
00:59 The volume is limited based on the amount sold last year.
01:04 But if the increase of 10% is given as a buffer,
01:09 all fish will be limited to the label "imported"
01:13 and for cutting purposes and not in the market or supermarket.
01:18 A crackdown will also be made against the importers who illegally import fish to the markets.
01:25 Most of them are identified, but of course, we have to do our audit.
01:30 To be fair to everybody, we don't want to hit the legitimate ones.
01:37 The market owners have nothing to do with it.
01:41 It's just the truth.
01:42 It's their fault for entering and diverting.
01:45 The small fish in the market are pitiful.
01:47 The My Enforcement Team is the one who is responsible for the illegal importation of fish to the markets.
01:52 Based on the administrative order,
01:54 the last illegal importer of fish should be jailed for up to 8 years and be fined P80,000.
02:03 It should be for manufacturers and institutional buyers.
02:08 Kalei Zalpardilia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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