Smuggling at iba pa, non-bailable na at may multang 5 beses ang halaga ng mga produkto sa bagong batas | 24 Oras

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Hindi na pwedeng piyansahan ang smuggling at iba pang itinuturing na agricultural economic sabotage sa bagong batas na nilagdaan ng pangulo.

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00:00Smuggling and other so-called agricultural economic sabotage can no longer be allowed in the new law passed by the President.

00:11The other punishment that is heavier than the current one, let's find out in the live coverage of Van Myrie Ayvan.

00:20Well, according to President Bongbong Marcos, more than P3 billion was lost in the country just in 2023 because of agricultural smuggling.

00:32But because of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act that was signed just now, smugglers and hoarders will be reconsidered because of the heavier punishment and higher fine in the future.

00:51This August, almost P50 million worth of smuggled agricultural products like onions, carrots and tomatoes were visited in a botanical garden in Navotas.

01:00P85 million worth of products were smuggled in Paranaque on September 5.

01:06And P18 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were confiscated in Maguindanao del Norte on Monday.

01:13But there are a lot of cases of smuggling that are smuggled without waste and add to the competition to the local products.

01:19That's why farmers can lose money.

01:22Economic Sabotage is the reason why the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act was signed by the President.

01:29This punishment is heavier than the current law that was passed in 2016.

01:34Back then, the price of smuggled goods was doubled, aside from the long-term punishment that I mentioned.

01:40Under this law, smuggling, hoarding, profiteering and cartel operations involving agricultural and fishery products will now be classified as economic sabotage.

01:53A non-bailable offense punishable by life imprisonment and fines up to five times the value of the goods involved.

02:02Those who are thinking of committing a crime will be punished because they can be jailed with no bail.

02:10The law was also passed to form the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Council, which is chaired by the President himself.

02:17There will also be an enforcement group formed by the PNP, NBI, Coast Guard and the Department of Finance.

02:23There will also be a team of fiscals that will investigate cases of smuggling and smuggling.

02:28No longer will these cases gather dust. They will be prioritized and they will be resolved urgently.

02:34That's good. At least, there will be a separation and there will really be an end to this.

02:45Mel, after the flood, this will be postponed and the law will be effective within 15 days. Mel.

02:53Ivan, who will be the target of this law? In raids, in warehouses, it's usually people who are being attacked. Ivan?

03:05That's right, Mel. Of course, the President wants to punish the mastermind, but the law will not punish anyone.

03:12The employees, the staff, the transporters and the financiers will all be punished under this law, Mel.

03:22Thank you very much, Ivan Meirina.

Smuggling at iba pa, non-bailable na at may multang 5 beses ang halaga ng mga produkto sa bagong batas | 24 Oras

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