Onion prices in the country, which range from P300 to 700 per kilo, will go down to as low as P50 per kilo 'soon,' Albay Representative Joey Salceda said Friday.
Onion prices in the country, which range from P300 to 700 per kilo, will go down to as low as P50 per kilo "soon," Albay Representative Joey Salceda said Friday.
"Pagpasok dito, the mafia controls the ports. Punta ka diyan sa Subic, 50 containers diyan filled with onion deliveries...so these came in, they deliver little by little," he said.A House inquiry on unabated increase in onion prices has been scheduled on Monday, January 23. Lee made the call after various private sector stakeholders offered to help the government put a stop to the smuggling of agricultural products that has affected local production and contributed to the high prices of food.
"Dahil nasa ground sila, alam nila ang pasikot-sikot, alam nila ang epekto ng smuggling. They can ensure that government's actions are truly targeted and thus, efficient and effective These stakeholders have key insights that policy-makers and implementers might miss out on," he added.
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