(UPDATE) THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said it confiscated at least 105 sacks of smuggled white onions from three public markets in Metro Manila.

DA-Wide Field Inspectorate and Assistant Agriculture Secretary James Layug said the operation was conducted in coordination with the Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.

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