MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the creation of a task group to go after smugglers, profiteers, and hoarders of agricultural products, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Thursday.
The government task force on economic intelligence will be led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry.
Its member agencies include the following:
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
Philippine National Police (PNP)
Bureau of Customs (BOC)
Philippine Competition Commission (PCC)
National Security Council (NSC)
National …
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