Rekomendasyon ng NBI laban sa mga sangkot sa smuggling ng sibuyas, naisumite na sa DOJ

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00:00 The National Bureau of Investigation discovered the possible conspiracy of an official of the government and a private cooperative.

00:10 That's why the price of onions went up last year.

00:14 This is the story of Louisa Erispe.

00:16 Almost two months after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered to investigate

00:25 who is behind the smuggling and hoarding of onions in the country, it was done.

00:30 The National Bureau of Investigation submitted their recommendation to the Department of Justice

00:37 on the cases that should be filed on the items here.

00:40 Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulia said that

00:43 hoarding and profiteering are the possible first complaints that they will receive.

00:48 This is just one of the cases that was filed.

00:53 DOJ, this is for hoarding and profiteering.

00:57 But there will be other cases that will be filed by the DOJ up to the point of economic sabotage.

01:04 Based on the report of the NBI, the chief of the MODUS saw that the price of onions started to go up

01:13 to more than P500 in December 2022.

01:17 He was surprised because the cost production will reach P8 to P15 and it will be far from the farmgate price.

01:26 The NBI also saw that there could be sabotage by several government officials and a private corporation.

01:35 In December 2022, the sale of onions, about P8,000 to the FDI system from a private co-op,

01:46 will reach P500. This is not the basis for forming a profiteering.

01:51 As I said, there are no stocks available. When we were tracked, we found that there are stocks.

01:58 The MODUS did a procurement and submitted three bids.

02:04 But actually, three bids, one bid is enough. Two bids were actually good issues to win the procurement.

02:11 DOJ has not yet determined who are the people behind the hoarding.

02:16 But Remulia said that there are six names who joined the investigation and some of them are government officials.

02:25 The government officials are with us because we think that they are the ones who are the ones who are leading the discussion on this issue.

02:36 For now, DOJ will wait for the NBI to submit their report before they continue to file complaints.

02:43 But Remulia promised that they will not stop until all the evidence and the case in court is heard.

02:51 Luisa Erispe, for the nation.