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[Title] => P10-M smuggled rice seized in Cebu legally imported
[Summary] => CEBU — The alleged P10 million worth of smuggled rice shipment seized from a warehouse in Mandaue City on Tuesday is legally imported.
This was the declaration of Datu Michael Abas-Kida. In a faxed statement, he said the 17,000 sacks of rice were actually part of the shipment from Batangas City and Cagayan de Oro City imported under the government’s Farmers-as-Importers Program.
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[Title] => Farmers slam lobby to block extension of 2 rice programs
[Summary] => Rice farmers all over the country asked Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. yesterday through the National Food Authority (NFA) to ignore recommendations not to extend the government’s rice programs until February next year.
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[Title] => Increase in rice prices feared
[Summary] => A leader of a group representing overseas Filipino workers expressed apprehension yesterday over a looming increase in the prices of rice due to the government’s reported refusal to allow the arrival of imported rice starting this month up to February next year.
The OFWs, represented by Noel Josue, president of the Kaibigan ng OCWs Inc., urged National Food Authority Administrator Arthur Yap and Angelito Sarmiento of the NFA Council to consider the plight of the overseas workers’ families, who would bear the brunt of such an increase in the prices of rice.
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[Title] => Extension of importation program sought
[Summary] => Farmers’ cooperatives are appealing to the National Food Authority (NFA) to grant an extension of the Farmers as Importers Program (FIP) and Farmers as Distributors Program (FDP) until Dec. 30.
Silvestre Bonto, president of the National Confederation of Farmers’ Cooperatives and Associations, said he believes that NFA Administrator Arthur Yap and NFA Council chairman Angelito Sarmiento are sincere in their desire to give more farmers the opportunity to participate in the two programs, as ordered by President Arroyo last February.
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[Title] => Customs collects P2.8-B in penalties from undervalued shipments
[Summary] => The Bureau of Customs (BOC) boosted its revenue collection efforts by P2.8 billion in April and May alone as a result of additional tax duties and penalties slapped on misdeclared shipments.
Based on alert orders issued by BOC commissioner Antonio Bernardo, the bureau was able to track illegal imports, misdeclared or undervalued shipments and other forms of technical smuggling in sustained efforts to curb these practices which have been depriving the government of much-needed revenues.
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[Title] => BOC collects P2.8B in penalties on undervalued shipments
[Summary] => The Bureau of Customs (BOC) boosted its revenue collection efforts by P2.8 billion in April and May alone as a result of additional tax duties and penalties slapped on misdeclared shipments.
Based on alert orders issued by BOC commissioner Antonio Bernardo, the bureau was able to track illegal imports, misdeclared or undervalued shipments and other forms of technical smuggling in sustained efforts to curb these practices which have been depriving the government of much-needed revenues.
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[Title] => Lorenzo mulls review of rice import plan for farmers
[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) may need to rethink the Farmers as Importers Program (FAI) of the National Food Authority (NFA).
Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said the policy of allowing farmers to import the country’s rice buffer stock has not been as successful as expected. In fact, it could derail the country’s rice production program, he added.
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[Title] => Customs man rapped
[Summary] => A farmers’ group has accused a Customs policeman in Cebu City of arrogance and illegally apprehending their rice shipment.
In a letter-complaint addressed to President Arroyo, copies of which were furnished Rep. Benjamin Cruz and Customs chief Antonio Bernardo, the farmers said a certain Sgt. Rey Lascota apprehended their four trucks of rice at about 12:30 a.m. last May 16.
Amelia Tenorio, the group’s spokeswoman, said the shipment, made under the government’s Farmers as Importers Program, was fully documented and approved by the National Food Authority.
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[Title] => Palace keeps hands off rice import plan
[Summary] => The government will maintain its hands-off policy on rice importation to encourage farmers’ organizations (FOs) to eventually take over this function completely from the National Food Authority (NFA).
This despite criticisms the Arroyo administration is making another blunder by turning farmers into rice traders instead of focusing on creating policies that will make the country self-sufficient in rice while ensuring that local price production is profitable.
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This was the declaration of Datu Michael Abas-Kida. In a faxed statement, he said the 17,000 sacks of rice were actually part of the shipment from Batangas City and Cagayan de Oro City imported under the government’s Farmers-as-Importers Program.
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The OFWs, represented by Noel Josue, president of the Kaibigan ng OCWs Inc., urged National Food Authority Administrator Arthur Yap and Angelito Sarmiento of the NFA Council to consider the plight of the overseas workers’ families, who would bear the brunt of such an increase in the prices of rice.
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[Summary] => Farmers’ cooperatives are appealing to the National Food Authority (NFA) to grant an extension of the Farmers as Importers Program (FIP) and Farmers as Distributors Program (FDP) until Dec. 30.
Silvestre Bonto, president of the National Confederation of Farmers’ Cooperatives and Associations, said he believes that NFA Administrator Arthur Yap and NFA Council chairman Angelito Sarmiento are sincere in their desire to give more farmers the opportunity to participate in the two programs, as ordered by President Arroyo last February.
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Based on alert orders issued by BOC commissioner Antonio Bernardo, the bureau was able to track illegal imports, misdeclared or undervalued shipments and other forms of technical smuggling in sustained efforts to curb these practices which have been depriving the government of much-needed revenues.
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Based on alert orders issued by BOC commissioner Antonio Bernardo, the bureau was able to track illegal imports, misdeclared or undervalued shipments and other forms of technical smuggling in sustained efforts to curb these practices which have been depriving the government of much-needed revenues.
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[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) may need to rethink the Farmers as Importers Program (FAI) of the National Food Authority (NFA).
Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said the policy of allowing farmers to import the country’s rice buffer stock has not been as successful as expected. In fact, it could derail the country’s rice production program, he added.
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[Title] => Customs man rapped
[Summary] => A farmers’ group has accused a Customs policeman in Cebu City of arrogance and illegally apprehending their rice shipment.
In a letter-complaint addressed to President Arroyo, copies of which were furnished Rep. Benjamin Cruz and Customs chief Antonio Bernardo, the farmers said a certain Sgt. Rey Lascota apprehended their four trucks of rice at about 12:30 a.m. last May 16.
Amelia Tenorio, the group’s spokeswoman, said the shipment, made under the government’s Farmers as Importers Program, was fully documented and approved by the National Food Authority.
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[Summary] => The government will maintain its hands-off policy on rice importation to encourage farmers’ organizations (FOs) to eventually take over this function completely from the National Food Authority (NFA).
This despite criticisms the Arroyo administration is making another blunder by turning farmers into rice traders instead of focusing on creating policies that will make the country self-sufficient in rice while ensuring that local price production is profitable.
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