Philippines: FPI seeks DA probe vs illegal use of imported palm olein
RBD Palm Oil
Philippines
Published Jan 25, 2023
Tridge summary
The Office of the President (OP) has referred to the Department of Agriculture a petition by the Federation of Philippine Industries for the government to conduct an investigation over alleged illegal use of imported palm olein that has been robbing the government of billions of pesos in revenues while hurting the domestic coconut industry.
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In a statement, FPI Chairman Jesus L. Arranza said he wrote a letter to President Ferdinand E. Marcos Jr. on Dec. 5, 2022 discussing the association’s concern over the alleged illegal use of imported palm olein. The Presidential Management Staff, in a correspondence to Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban, told the department to evaluate the merit of the request and take appropriate actions on the issues discussed by Arranza in his letter to the President. Arranza welcomed the response of the Office of the President to his letter as a big boost to the campaign against smuggling and other forms of illicit trade that are hurting the economy and making millions of Filipino workers and farmers suffer. “Side by side with other industry leaders, I’ve been fighting smuggling and other illicit trade for more than half of my life, and certainly there were frustrations along the way. But this response from the Office of the President is like receiving 10 doses of booster shots ...
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