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Lacson: Smuggling, unchecked importation, sloppy govt response 'killing' onion farmers

MANILA, Philippines -- Sen. Panfilo Lacson said aside smuggling and unchecked onion imports, disjointed government data and sloppy government response further push farmers to the brink. The senator ...
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Senators sound alarm on possible onion price collapse

SEN. Joseph Victor Ejercito on Thursday warned that rising production costs and declining farm-gate prices may push farmers into losses and put the country’s food security at serious risk. “We cannot ...