Isang bagong modus ang nadiskubre kamakailan ng National Bureau of Investigation o NBI kung saan ang tone-tonelada na murang imported na bigas ay nire-repack para ipagbili nang mas mahal.
Panoorin ang ‘Fake Rice For Sale?’ dokumentaryo ni John Consulta sa #IWitness.
Panoorin ang ‘Fake Rice For Sale?’ dokumentaryo ni John Consulta sa #IWitness.
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00:00New, fragrant and clean. Is this the kind of rice you're looking for?
00:10But are you sure it's safe to eat?
00:16A modus was discovered by the National Bureau of Investigation or NBI.
00:23Because imported rice is considered cheap,
00:28RERIPAC is trying to sell it at a higher price.
00:36Good morning.
00:39This morning, we're implementing a search warrant in violation of RA 1222.
00:47Our subject warehouse contains imported rice products.
00:52Upon verification, there is no phytosanitary import clearance from the Bureau of Land Industry.
01:01We assume that they want to hold their imported rice products for future sales.
01:17We're on our way to Marilao, Bulacan.
01:20According to what Agent NK has said in the briefing,
01:24there are imported rice products that are being hoarded by a company.
01:33Under the visa of a search warrant,
01:36they will enter the huge rice warehouse in Marilao, Bulacan.
01:47When we arrived at the warehouse,
01:50we were greeted by a mountain of bags of imported rice.
01:57We also noticed that RERIPAC is still ongoing in the warehouse.
02:09The cheap imported rice is being transferred non-stop.
02:13The imported rice is being transferred non-stop to another warehouse to be sold at a higher price.
02:25Look at that.
02:27Oh, it's so small.
02:29It's so small.
02:31It's so small.
02:33They're mixing it.
02:35But when they mix it,
02:37they make it look good.
02:39When it comes out, it looks good.
02:44You wouldn't think that it came from different bags
02:49that are being mixed.
02:56They don't have phytosanitary and sanitary import clearance from the Bureau of Plant Industry.
03:04That's a requirement for anyone who will import rice from other countries.
03:09Yes, that's a requirement.
03:10It ensures that the products from other countries are safe for human consumption.
03:20It also ensures that the pesticides are not spread to our agricultural products here in the Philippines.
03:27But they have a permit, right?
03:29As dry storage.
03:31Is there a possibility that this is an indication of hoarding or for validation in the NDI?
03:38Sir, yes.
03:40We will still validate it.
03:42But there is a high possibility that hoarding will happen.
03:50We tried to get hold of the owner of the rice.
03:54But they refused to face the camera.
03:58The rice that the NDI brought to this warehouse in Bulacan,
04:03in their price range, this is around Php 80,000 to Php 100,000 per sack in this warehouse.
04:10What is certain is that with this amount,
04:14the loss is not only for those who will buy this type of rice,
04:20but especially for our farmers.
04:29In another warehouse in Bukawi, Bulacan,
04:31the NDI also discovered piles of bags of imported rice.
04:39It is no longer freshly milled as promised
04:43due to the high amount of dust and dust particles in the bags.
04:47And the worst part is that the rice is put in a deodorant.
04:53It is dangerous.
04:55We don't know if it is for human consumption or just for pigs.
04:59Like the warehouse in Manila,
05:02thousands of bags of cheap rice were imported.
05:06They were refactored to be sold at a higher price.
05:10They mixed the variety of rice.
05:14Then they added a little fragrance, pandan.
05:17They will pass it on as expensive rice.
05:21Class A rice.
05:23Our people are deceived.
05:25They said it was mixed.
05:27They said it was just cleaned.
05:29Sir, I told you, it was locked in the ring.
05:32I am speaking the truth.
05:34We tried to get hold of the owner of the rice in Bukawi
05:39but we were unable to contact their number.
05:43They also did not respond to our message on their Facebook page.
05:49Thank you very much for tuning in to Eyewitness.
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