Nacionalista-Makabayan senatorial bet Rep. Liza Maza today challenged the Department of Agriculture to explain the sugar shortage scenario it has apparently projected, resulting to sugar prices soaring up to P60 in Metro Manila.
“The Department of Agriculture (D.A) must clarify how it came up with its recommendation for the National Food Authority to import at least 150,000 metric tons of sugar supposedly to stabilize the price of the commodity despite the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s declaration that the domestic inventory of sugar is at normal level,” Maza said.
Maza stressed the need for an immediate and independent probe on this concern. “Those manipulating the prices of sugar must be held accountable. Sugar no longer tastes sweet because of its bitterly high price. Ironically, even sugar workers can’t afford it, because their wages are nailed below the minimum wage despite the skyrocketingincreases in prices,” Maza said.
Maza, a three-term representative of Gabriela Women’s Party, earlier assailed the barefaced inutility of the Arroyo administration in price monitoring and control that has allowed the unrelenting increases in the prices of basic and prime commodities especially food.
Maza, who is attending the Makabayan Assemblies in Victorias City, EB Magalona town, Silay City and Bacolod City, also stressed the need for the immediate passage of laws that would ensure the protection of consumers against undue price hikes.
She has filed House Bill 1133 known as the Act amending Sec 12 of R.A. 7581 otherwise known as an Act providing protection to consumers by stabilizing the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities and by prescribing measures against undue price increases. She has also filed House Resolution 697 directing the House Committee Trade and Industry to look into the system of price monitoring and control. (PR/Liza Maza for Senator Movement)
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