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May 19, 2015

RICE SMUGGLING: Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and author of a bill proposing to declare agricultural smuggling as economic sabotage, tells officials of the Department of Agriculture to be vigilant of unscrupulous traders who use cooperatives to smuggle goods into the country. “We don't want smugglers to get away with a mere slap on the wrist. Smuggling is a crime that not only affects the consumers, it also threatens the livelihood of farmers and fisher folks," Villar said. (PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal/19 May 2015)

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