Probe on carrot smuggling sought

By Dexter A. See

Sep 29, 2021 12:55 am

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet: A lawmaker seeks to file a resolution to investigate the alleged smuggling of carrots in the country that had significantly affected the market price of highland vegetables produced by thousands of farmers in the province.

ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Eric Yap, who chairs the House Committee on Appropriations, branded the unrestricted entry of imported vegetables as an 'economic sabotage.'

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