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Statement of Sen. Bam Aquino on Senate President Franklin Drilon’s Call for Probe on High Prices

Lubhang naapektuhan ang kakayang bumili ng publiko, lalo na ang mahihirap, dahil sa biglaan at hindi maipaliwanag na pagtaas ng presyo ng bawang, bigas at iba pang pangunahing bilihin.

Kaya kaisa ako sa panawagan ng Senate President na imbestigahan ang ugat ng biglaang pagtaas ng presyo at magbalangkas ng mga solusyon upang agad na matugunan ang problema at mapagaan ang pasanin ng mamimili.

Dapat gawin ang lahat upang malaman kung nagkaroon ng sabwatan sa pagitan ng market players na nauwi sa artipisyal na kakulangan ng supply at pagsirit ng presyo. Ang sinumang mapatutunayang nagmanipula sa presyo at supply ay dapat papanagutin sa batas.

Handa ang Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship na pangunahan ang imbestigasyon.

Senator Bam Aquino’s Statement on the Price Increase of Garlic

The government should focus and expedite its investigation on the sudden rise of garlic prices. We must ensure that there’s no group or personality manipulating garlic prices.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) should conduct extensive monitoring to ensure the welfare of the buying public.

We must further intensify support to our garlic farmers to meet the country’s demand at an affordable price for consumers.

Let us not allow the interest of abusive personalities or groups to inflict further burden on our farmers and take away the hard-earned money of consuming public.

The DA should not only focus on garlic but on other agricultural products such as rice, onions, and chicken and pork.

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