Senator Cynthia Villar sees no downside within the authorities’s transfer to promote confiscated smuggled sugar in Kadiwa Stores.
“’Di ba pag may na-seize ka na smuggled sa government na ‘yun? ‘Di naman binabalik ‘yon sa nag-smuggle. Confiscated na yun, parang ari na ng gobyerno yun. Either silaban ng gobyerno yon or ipagbili sa Kadiwa store pero ‘di na babalik sa smuggler ‘yon. Bawal yon,” Villar mentioned in a press convention.
(Seized smuggled items belong to the federal government. Either they’re burned or bought in Kadiwa shops, however they shouldn’t be returned to smugglers which isn’t allowed.)
The chairperson of the Senate committee on agriculture, meals and agrarian reform made the comment when requested about criticisms arguing that promoting illegally imported items in Kadiwa shops is like rewarding smugglers for the act.
On the promoting worth of sugar in Kadiwa Stores, Villar mentioned it will depend on the coverage of the administration.
Recently, the Sugar Regulatory Administration amended its guidelines to authorize the donation of seized smuggled sugar to Kadiwa shops and permit its sale to most of the people.
The transfer was criticized by Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros, saying the federal government ought to flip over the confiscated smuggled sugar to the Department of Social Welfare and Development and distribute it to the much less lucky free of charge. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
