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00:00A container that contains millions of kilos of imported rice

00:06has been stored for months in several districts in Manila.

00:10And Maris Umalik was able to see it live.

00:17Vicky, while our countrymen are still struggling with the high price of rice,

00:22did you know that here in Manila International Container Terminal at South Harbor,

00:27millions of kilos of rice are left behind

00:30and the consignees are still not able to take it out

00:33according to the Philippine Ports Authority or PPA.

00:40The Philippine Ports Authority General Manager, Jey Santiago,

00:43showed hundreds of containers, up to 500 in number,

00:46to the media this afternoon.

00:48He said that they will not be able to open them

00:50because the consignees own them privately

00:53and the presence of the Bureau of Customs is also required.

00:56But according to Jey Santiago, it contains imported rice.

01:00And not just that,

01:02because it contains more than 13 million kilos of rice

01:05that can be exported to the market

01:07because the BIR and the Customs are already paid for.

01:11The consignees are just waiting to pull it out.

01:13But until now, it remains here in Manila International Container Terminal.

01:18Aside from the 21 container vans,

01:20which contain almost 600 kilos of rice

01:23that can be exported to South Harbor.

01:25But it still remains here.

01:27Some of them have been in the port for almost a month

01:30but others have been here for more than 275 days.

01:33According to our analysis and our inquiries,

01:37most of the consignees here

01:40are just waiting for the price of rice to rise in the market

01:44before they pull it out.

01:46We can call that hoarding.

01:48It's really alarming, right?

01:49The PPA in the Department of Agriculture

01:52requires the consignees to pull out the containers within 5 days

01:57when the Customs clears them

01:59in exchange for a permit to import them.

02:02So that it can be distributed to the market

02:05and the price of rice stabilizes and goes down.

02:09The containers in the port are free until 5 days.

02:12From 6 to 7 days,

02:14there is a fine of P700 per container per day.

02:17And if it goes over,

02:19there is a fine of P5,000 per container per day.

02:22Maybe we should double their storage fee.

02:24Beginning of October 1,

02:26the Philippine Ports Authority will publish

02:28the list of all the containers and consignees that are overstaying

02:32so that the public will know

02:34who are behind this hoarding.

02:36And they will be forced to pull out the containers

02:40as soon as possible.

02:43Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco T. Laurel Jr.

02:46said that port congestion is one of the reasons

02:50why the price of imported rice in the market is still high

02:54even if it is lowered.

02:56Port congestion, unloading is slow.

02:59What I'm saying is the amount is recorded,

03:03tax paid, landed.

03:05There's 20 ships in Bataan waiting to be unloaded.

03:09There's Subic, Manila, Batangas.

03:14But GM Santiago was surprised by this.

03:17It's been a long time since we had port congestion.

03:20We can see that our container yards are still spacious.

03:24And it is unfair that there will be attributions

03:28that the port congestion,

03:30where the PPA should be in charge,

03:33is increasing the price of rice,

03:36which is far from the truth.

03:40Vicky, according to the Philippine Ports Authority,

03:43there are 20 consignees on their list

03:48who haven't been unloaded yet.

03:51The PPA is calling on the Department of Agriculture

03:54to review the status of these consignees.

03:56Vicky?

03:57Maris, if these container vans

04:00that carry imported rice will continue to exist,

04:05aside from the fine,

04:06what can these importers face in court?

04:13Aside from the fine,

04:14the Department of Agriculture can also issue

04:17a show-cost order to explain

04:20why their import permits should not be cancelled.

04:24They can also be charged by the Department of Justice

04:27of economic sabotage.

04:29And even if they have already paid their duties and taxes

04:33and have been cleared by the Bureau of Customs,

04:36Vicky, if these containers are still not unloaded,

04:40after 30 days,

04:42these containers can be auctioned off.

04:45Alright.

04:46Thank you very much, Maris Umali.

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Mga container ng milyong kilo ng imported rice, nakatengga sa ilang pantalon sa Maynila | 24 Oras

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