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Several House leaders filed House Bill No. 11043, or the proposed “Civil Forfeiture Act,” authorizing the government to seize unlawfully acquired real estate properties by foreign nationals, particularly those linked to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). The bill is a result of the ongoing investigation by the House Quad Committee into the alleged criminal […]
As part of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) ongoing campaign against uncertified products and heightened enforcement efforts to safeguard product quality standards, the DTI Task Force Kalasag seized 9,428 non-compliant items, mostly household appliances, worth P9.3 million during its inspection of two warehouses in Bulacan recently. The operation, conducted in partnership with the […]
Representatives from the Food Safety Regulatory Agencies of the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Customs conducted a follow-up inspection of the Vigour Global Logistic Corp. in Kawit, Cavite recently. The property, first raided on May 31, revealed illegal activities within the premises. The composite team discovered that the warehouse leased by Vigour Global […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) significantly ramped up its enforcement of the Vape Law, yielding P25,874,175 worth of illegal vape products in just the first five months of 2024. This surpasses the DTI’s total illegal vape seizure for the entire 2023 amounting to P5,453,852. “We will not stop here.” “Nearly halfway through the […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Fair-Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) seized vape units worth P302,300 through focused enforcement operations in Quezon City recently. The enhanced monitoring led by the DTI-FTEB Director Atty. Fhillip Sawali revealed that out of the 20 monitored retail firms, 7 non-compliant firms were issued with Notice of Violation (NOV), mandating them to submit […]
Twenty logs of illegal timber were seized in Brgy. Bonga Menor in Bustos, Bulacan by the Philippine National Police, the Bulacan Environment and Natural Resources Office reported. The captured Elf truck that was reported to have no cutting and transport permit has breached Section 68 of Presidential Decree No. 705 Series of 1975, commonly referred […]
The Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-IE), together with the National Meat inspection Service (NMIS) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), conducted a joint anti-smuggling operation and food safety inspection in Dasmariñas City, Cavite recently. During the operation, the team discovered two unregistered cold storages and five refrigerated […]
Consistent with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to safeguard the welfare of Filipino farmers and fishers and make locally grown agricultural produce more competitive, the Department of Agriculture (DA) continues with the campaign against agricultural smuggling. In January alone, a total of P202.5 million (M) worth of agri-fishery products placed in 24 container […]
A Warrant of Seizure and Detention will be issued to Victory JM Enterprise following the inspection of three 40-footer container vans consigned to it, initially declared to contain Frozen Prawns Balls. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for DA-Inspection and Enforcement (DA I&E) received information of the suspicious shipment at the Manila International Container Port, […]
The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) suspended the confiscation of imported pink salmon, pompano, and other imported frozen fish products in the wet markets. “We will go back to our original strategy that we are doing which is concentrating on the cold storages and other areas, but not in […]