NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
Senate Bill No. 2432
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(In substitution of Senate Bill Nos. 1688, 1812,1891,1962, 2127, 2205, 
2214, 2298, 2413 taking into consideration Proposed Senate Resolution No. 206 and
House Bill No. 3917)
Prepared by the Committees on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform; Justice and 
Human Rights; Finance; and Ways and Means with Senators Joseph Victor G. 
Ejercito, Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid, Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., Cynthia A. Villar, Joel 
Villanueva, Risa Hontiveros, Robinhood C. Padilla, Raffy T. Tulfo, Ronald "Bato" Dela 
Rosa and Imee R. Marcos as authors thereof
AN ACT
DEFINING THE CRIMES OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC SABOTAGE, 
PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR, CREATING THE ANTI-AGRICULTURAL 
ECONOMIC SABOTAGE COUNCIL, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10845 
OR THE ANTI-AGRICULTURAL SMUGGLING ACT OF 2016, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled:
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Agricultural
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Economic Sabotage Act."
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote the
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productivity of the agriculture sector and to protect farmers and fisherfolk from


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unscrupulous traders and importers and ensure reasonable and affordable prices of
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agricultural and fishery products for consumers.
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It is also the policy of the State to prevent smuggling of agricultural and fishery
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products, as this negatively affects agricultural production, supply of agricultural
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products, stability of prices, and threaten the food security of its people. The State
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shall also eliminate hoarding, profiteering, and cartel that unduly restrain supply and
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manipulate prices.
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These illegal acts likewise deprive the State of much needed taxes and revenues
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for economic development.
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The State, therefore, shall impose severe sanctions on the nefarious acts of
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smuggling, hoarding, profiteering, and cartel of agricultural and fishery products as a
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self-preservation measure to shield itself from the manipulative scheme of economic
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saboteurs, protect the livelihood of our farmers, plug leakages in tax and duty
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collection on these products and protect the State from tax evaders and non-payors
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of duties, ensure the well-being of our agricultural producers and welfare of the
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consumers, and the economy as a whole.
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms
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are hereby defined as follows:
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(a) Agricultural and Fishery Products refer to rice, sugar, corn, beef, pork, poultry,
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dairy, garlic, onion, carrots, fruits, fish and other aquatic products, cruciferous
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vegetables, in their raw state or which have undergone the simple process of
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preparation or preservation for the market, and tobacco;
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(b) Broker refers to any person, whether licensed or not, whose services consist of
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any of the following: consultation, preparation of customs requisite document
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for imports and exports, declaration of customs duties and taxes, preparation,
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signing, filing, lodging and processing of import entries; facilitator; agent
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representing importers before any government agency and private entities and
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rendering of other services in matters relating to customs and tariff laws, its
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(c) Daily Price Index refers to a system of daily price setting of retail prices for
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agricultural and fishery products in all provincial capital of the country;
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(d) Department refers to the Department of Agriculture;
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(e) Economic Sabotage in agriculture refers to any act or activity that disrupts the
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economy by creating artificial shortage, promoting excessive importation,
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manipulating prices and supply, evading payment or underpayment of tariffs
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and customs duties, threatening local production and food security, gaining
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excessive or exorbitant profits by exploiting situations, creating scarcity, and
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entering into agreements that defeat fair competition to the prejudice of the
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public;
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(f) Import Clearance refers to a written certificate issued by the concerned
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authority stating the volume of the consignment. This includes the minimum
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access volume (MAV) import certificate, import permit. Sanitary and
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Phytosanitary (SPS) Import Clearance, Clearance for the Release of imported
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Sugar, or any other equivalent document issued for the importation of
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agricultural and fishery products;
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(g) Importation refers to the act of bringing in goods from a foreign territory into
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the Philippine territory, whether for consumption, warehousing, or admission
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as defined in the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) or Republic Act
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No. 10863;
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(h) Person refers to a natural or juridical person;
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(i) Parallel Pricing refers to a situation in which multiple traders or sellers offer the
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same or similar products at similar price points in a competitive market;
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(j) Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures refer to any legislation, regulation,
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requirement, or procedure applied for the purpose of (a) protecting animal or
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plant life or health within the territory of the Philippines from risks arising from
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the entry, establishment or spread of pests, diseases, disease-carrying
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organisms or disease-causing organisms; (b) protecting human or animal life
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or heaith from risks arising from additives, contaminants, toxins or disease-
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causing organisms in agricultural imported products; (c) protecting human iife
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or health from risks arising from diseases carried by animals, plants or products
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thereof, or from the entry, establishment or spread of pests; or (d) preventing


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or limiting other damage within the territory of the Philippines from the entry,
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establishment or spread of pests;
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(k) Simple Process of Preparation or Preservation of an Agricultural and Fishery
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Product for the Market refers to the process of handling agricultural and fishery
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products in its original state through freezing, drying, salting, broiling, roasting,
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smoking, or stripping;
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(I) Smuggling refers to the fraudulent act of importing or bringing into the country
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agricultural and fishery products, or the act of assisting in receiving, concealing,
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buying, selling, disposing, storing or transporting such products, with or without
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full knowledge that the same have been fraudulently imported;
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(m) SPSImport Clearance refers to the document issued prior to importation by the
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concerned bureau or agency to ensure that the products being imported meet
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the standards to protect human, animal, or plant life or health, ensuring that
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the agricultural or fishery products are safe for consumers and to prevent the
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spread of pests or diseases among animals or plants. Such document also
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prescribes the conditions to be complied with 
by the importer for the
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maintenance of quality and suitability of the product for the intended purpose;
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(n) Tobacco refers to unmanufactured and manufactured tobacco, including
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finished products such as cigars, cigarettes, or heated tobacco products.
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Unmanufactured tobacco refers to agricultural components derived from
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the tobacco plant, which are processed for use in the manufacturing of
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cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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Manufactured tobacco refers to any finished product that contains
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tobacco such as cigarettes, cigars, heated tobacco products or any product
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containing tobacco that is intended for smoking, heating, puffing, oral or nasal
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use.
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For purposes of this Act, smuggled tobacco is one that is not registered
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with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR); and
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(o) Value refers to the retail prices of agricultural and fishery products as set by
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the Daily Price Index at the time of the commission of the crime.


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CHAPTER II 
PROHIBITED ACTS
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SEC. 4. Agricultural Smuggling, Hoarding, Profiteering, and Carte! as
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Economic Sabotage. -The crimes of agricultural smuggling, hoarding, profiteering,
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and cartel as economic sabotage are committed when the value of each agricultural
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and fishery product subject of the crime is at least One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00),
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using the Daily Price Index, under Section 19 of this Act, computed at the time the
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crime was committed.
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SEC. 5. Smuggling; How Committed. - Agricultural smuggling as used in 
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(a) Importing or bringing into the Philippines agricultural and fishery products
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without the required import clearance from the regulatory agencies;
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(b) Using import clearance of persons other than those specifically named in the
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permit;
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(c) Using fake, false, fictitious or fraudulent import clearance, shipping documents
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or any other transport documentation;
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(d) Selling, lending, leasing, assigning, consenting or allowing the use of import
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clearance of corporations, non-government organizations, associations,
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cooperatives, partnerships, or single proprietorships by other persons;
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(e) Misclassification, undervaluation or misdeclaration upon the filing of import
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entry declaration or transport documentation with the Bureau of Customs
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(BOC) in order to evade the payment of correct taxes and duties due the
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government;
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(f) Organizing or using dummy corporations, non-government organizations,
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associations, cooperatives, partnerships, or single proprietorships for the
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purpose of acquiring import clearance;
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(g) Transporting or storing the agricultural product subject of economic sabotage;
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(i) Allowing the use of a private port, fish port, fish landing site, resort, and/or
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airport to perpetuate economic sabotage.
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The mere possession or presence of any agricultural and fishery products
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referred to in Section 4 in any BOC-controlled port, fish port, fish landing site, resort,
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airport or any warehouse, cold storage, vessel, transport conveyance, and other
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storage areas, imported through any of the acts herein enumerated shall constitute
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prima facie evidence of violation, and shall authorize any member or a combination of
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members of the Enforcement Group to proceed and enter all areas where the products
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subject of the violation are located and confiscate the same forthwith and arrest
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violators.
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Provided, That Title IV, Chapter III (Assessment and Release), Sections 423 to
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436 of the CMTA shall not apply on imported agricultural and fishery products subject
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of this Act.
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Provided further, That the BOC and all trade regulatory agencies shall fully
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implement the National Single Window Program as originally mandated in Executive
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Order No. 482, series of 2005, within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act.
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SEC. 6. Hoarding; How Committed. - Agricultural hoarding as used in this
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Act is committed by undue accumulation and unreasonable refusal in the face of
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existing shortage of products, artificial or real, referred to in Section 4 of this Act by a
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person or combination of persons to dispose of, sell or distribute such products to the
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general public.
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There shall be prima facie evidence of hoarding when a person has stocks of
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said products thirty percent (30%) higher than his usual inventory. The determination
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of a person's usual inventory shall be reckoned from the third month immediately
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preceding the discovery of the excess stocks in case the person has been engaged in
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the business for at least three (3) months; otherwise, it shall be reckoned from the
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time he started his business.
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Such prima facie violation shall authorize any member or a combination of
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members of the Enforcement Group to proceed and enter all areas where the products
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subject of the violation are located and confiscate the same forthwith and arrest
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violators.


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SEC. 7. Profiteering; How Committed. - Agricultural profiteering as used
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in this Act is the sale or offering for sale of the products referred to in Section 4 of this
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Act at a price grossly in excess of their true worth, as indicated in the Daily Price
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Index, in the face of existing shortage or emergency, artificial or real.
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There shall be prima facie evidence of profiteering whenever a product being
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sold:
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(i) has no price tag or definite information on the price;
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(ii) is misrepresented as to its weight or measurement;
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(iii) is adulterated or diluted; or
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(iv) whenever a person raises the price of any of the product being sold or
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offered for sale by more than ten percent (10%) of its price, using the Daily
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Price Index, under Section 19 of this Act.
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Such prima facie violation shall authorize any member or a combination of
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members of the Enforcement Group to proceed and enter all areas where the products
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subject of the violation is located and confiscate the same forthwith and arrest
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violators.
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SEC. 8. Cartei; How Committed. - Cartel as a crime as used in this Act is
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committed by any combination of or agreement between two or more persons
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engaged in the production, manufacture, processing, storage, supply, distribution,
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marketing, sale or disposition of any agricultural and fishery products designed to
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artificially and unreasonably increase or manipulate its price, involving products
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referred to in Section 4 of this Act. It is also committed whenever there is parallel
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pricing or any market behavior that tends to exclude the possibility of independent
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action by the entities involved in such parallel pricing.
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Provided, That an agreement herein refers to any type or form of contract,
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arrangement, understanding, collective recommendation, or concerted action,
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whether formal or informal, explicit or tacit, written or oral:
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Provided further, That any person or persons include unincorporated entity or
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entities, domestic or foreign, including those owned or controlled by the government,
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There shall be prima facie evidence of engaging in a cartel whenever two or
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more persons competing for the same market and dealing in the same agricultural
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and fishery products, perform uniform or complementary acts among themselves
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which tend to bring about artificial and unreasonable increase in the price of such
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products or when they simultaneously and unreasonably increase prices in their
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competing products, thereby lessening competition among themselves.
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Such prima facie violation shall authorize any member or a combination of
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members of the Enforcement Group to proceed and enter all areas where the products
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subject of the violation is located and confiscate the same forthwith and arrest
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violators.
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SEC. 9. Use of Government Storage Facilities. - Cold storages,
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warehouses and similar facilities granted by the government to cooperatives and
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associations shall exclusively be used by their farmers and fisherfolk members. Renting
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out to or use in any way by non-members, such as traders and other private
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businesses, shall be prohibited.
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Violation of this section shall be penalized under Section 11, paragraphs one
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(1) and four (4) of this Act.
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SEC. 10. Mandatory Record Keeping. - All persons engaged in the business
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involving agricultural and fisheries products are hereby mandated to maintain records
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of their business transactions at the start of their business operations. Failure to
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produce such records upon demand by any member or a combination of members of
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the enforcement group shall constitute a prima facie evidence of violation of any of
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the crimes punishable under this act.
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CHAPTER III 
PENALTIES
SEC. 11. Penalties. -
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The penalty of life imprisonment and a fine thrice the value of the agricultural
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and fishery products subject of the crime as economic sabotage shall be imposed on
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any person who commits, or aids or abets the commission of, any of the prohibited acts
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herein enumerated.
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If a government officer or employee is the offender of any of the crimes as
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economic sabotage, or abets or aids in the commission of the crime, or prevents the
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filing of a case or its successful prosecution, or prevents the actual arrest of the
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suspect, the penalty shall be as provided in the first paragraph of this section, and
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shall suffer the additional penalties of perpetual disqualification from holding public
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office, exercising the right to vote, from participating in any public election, and
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forfeiture of employment monetary and financial benefits.
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The prima facie violation of any of the crimes as economic sabotage herein
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defined and the possession of any agricultural and fishery product at its threshold
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amount under Section 4 of this Act shall be prima facie evidence of strong guilt, which
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renders the offense non-bailable.
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Provided, That when the offender is a juridical person, criminal liability shall
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attach to its president, chief operating officer, manager or any officer who participated
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in the decision that led to the commission of the prohibited act:
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Provided further, That any person found guilty under this Act shall also suffer
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the penalty of perpetual absolute disqualification to engage in any business involving
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importation, transportation, storage and warehousing, and domestic trade of
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agricultural and fishery products:
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Provided furthermore, That the agricultural and fishery products subject of the
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prohibited acts and the properties used in the commission of the crimes of agricultural
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economic sabotage such as, but not limited to, vehicles, vessels, aircrafts, storage
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areas, warehouses, boxes, cases, trunks, and other containers of whatever character
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used as receptacle of agricultural and fishery products shall be confiscated in favor of
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the government, subject to Section 16 of this Act:
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Provided finaiiy. That the penalties imposed under this Act shall be separate
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from whatever penalties incurred under other existing laws.
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CHAPTER IV 
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SEC. 12. Creation/Establishment of the Anti-Agricuiturai Economic
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Sabotage Council. — The Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Council, herein
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referred to as the Council, is hereby created under and to be chaired by the President
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or his designated permanent representative. It shall have the following additional
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members:
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a) Department of Agriculture (DA);
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b) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
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c) Department of Justice (DOJ);
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d) Department of Finance (DOF);
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e) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);
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f) Department of Transportation (DOTr);
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g) Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC);
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h) Philippine Competition Commission (PCC); and
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i) One representative each of the following agricultural sectors, whose
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membership shall be nationwide:
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(i) Sugar;
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(ii) Rice and Corn;
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(Hi) Livestock and Poultry;
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(iv) Vegetables and Fruits;
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(v) Fisheries and other aquatic products; and
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(vi) Tobacco.
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Provided, That the sector representative shall be chosen by the President of
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the Republic from a list of three (3) nominees submitted by the sector, and shall serve
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for a fixed term of three (3) years unless earlier replaced by the President upon
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recommendation of the sector: Provided further, That the appointed sectoral
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representative shall continue to hold office after the expiration of the term until a
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successor is appointed.
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SEC. 13. Powers and Functions of the Anti-Agricuiturai Economic
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Sabotage Council. - the Council shall have the following powers and functions:
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(a) Ensure the proper and effective implementation of the provisions of this 
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(b) Formulate a national plan to address and counter the agricultural economic 
sabotage crimes defined in this Act;
(c) Coordinate the preparation of appropriate and effective measures to 
prevent and suppress the prohibited acts defined in this Act;
(d) Coordinate the support and participation of the business sector, local 
government units and non-government organizations in the effort against 
agricultural economic sabotage crimes, particularly crime-prevention 
programs and other related projects;
(e) Establish a mechanism of information sharing among concerned agencies 
provided that confidential information shall be retained within the Council 
so as to protect and preserve the operational integrity of the Council and 
its prosecutorial and enforcement bodies;
(f) Direct the speedy investigation and prosecution of all persons accused or 
detained for the crimes punishable under this Act; and monitor the progress 
of their cases;
(g) Freeze the funds, properties, bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, 
assets and records belonging to a person suspected of or charged with the 
crimes punishable under this Act;
(h) Enlist the assistance of any branch, department, bureau, office, agency, or 
instrumentality of government, including government-owned and controlled 
corporations, and local government units in the implementation of this Act;
(i) Deputize other law enforcement agencies to further assist the Enforcement 
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(j) Determine the existence of shortage of the agricultural and fishery products 
under Section 6 and 7 of this Act;
(k) Extend assistance for the suppression of commission of acts herein 
prohibited through its prosecutorial and enforcement bodies;
(l) Facilitate international cooperation on intelligence, investigation, training 
and capacity-building related to agricultural smuggling prevention, 
suppression and prosecution;
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Hold in custody and dispose of confiscated, seized and/or surrendered 
agricultural and fishery products subject of the crimes of economic 
sabotage;
(n) Grant monetary rewards and other incentives to informers who give vital 
information leading to the apprehension, arrest, detention, prosecution, and 
conviction of person or persons who are liable for the crimes punishable 
under this Act;
(o) Create its own permanent Secretariat, define its functions, and constitute 
its staff complement, their salaries and other emoluments, who shall be 
selected from the different member agencies of the Council, with individual 
expertise appropriate to the needs of the Council;
(p) Recommend the enactment of appropriate laws, issuances, measures and 
policies; and
(q) Perform all other powers and functions related to the efficient and effective 
prevention and suppression of the acts herein prohibited.
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Section 14. Special Team of Prosecutors. - To assist the Council in the
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expeditious prosecution of criminal cases covered under this Act, the Secretary of the
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Department of Justice (DOJ) is hereby mandated to constitute a special team of
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prosecutors all over the country, which shall have the following powers and duties,
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among others:
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(a) Evaluate evidence gathered and submitted by the Enforcement Group to
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determine whether or not any provision of this Act or its implementing rules
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and regulations is violated;
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(b) Act on criminal complaints under this Act directly filed by persons under
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Section 18 of this Act, which may be consolidated with similar complaints
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filed by the Enforcement Group;
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(c) Apply for the issuance of warrant including, but not limited to, search
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warrant, warrant of arrest, and warrant of seizure and detention in
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appropriate cases before the court; and
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(d) Initiate and conduct preliminary investigation and timely file and prosecute
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the appropriate criminal charges against the person/s responsible for the
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crimes of smuggling, hoarding, profiteering, and cartei as economic 
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SEC. 15. Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Enforcement Group. -
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To assist the Council, the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Enforcement Group,
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herein referred to as the Enforcement Group, is hereby created. It shall be composed
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(a) National Bureau of Investigation (NBI);
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(b) Philippine National Police (PNP);
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(c) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG);
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(d) Philippine Ports Authority (PPA);
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(e) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR);
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(f) DA-Inspectorate and Enforcement (DA-I&E);
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(g) Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR); and
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(h) Representative(s) from the concerned agricultural sector, whose
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participation shall be defined by the Council.
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The Enforcement Group shall have the following powers and functions: 
a) Effect searches, seizures, arrests, and filing of criminal and administrative 
cases before the prosecutor and appropriate agencies;
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b) Inspect warehouses, cold storages, vessels, and other storage areas where 
confiscated, seized or surrendered agricultural and fishery products are 
stored to ensure that such commodities are not being ferreted out or 
removed without proper documentation; and
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c) Secure copies of documents pertaining, but not limited, to the nature and 
particulars of the agricultural and fishery product subject of importation, 
such as quantity or volume, technical or qualitative specifications, port of 
destination, estimated date of arrival in the Philippines, cargo manifest, 
reference values from the BOC, transaction values of importers, among 
others, from government agencies concerned, including, but not limited
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to, the BOC, the Department, non-government sources like pre-shipment 
companies at the port of origin, and commercial banks in accordance with 
existing laws, rules, and regulations.
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d) Enter, pass through and search at any time any land, enclosure, 
warehouse, store, building or structure not principally used as a dwelling 
house. When a security personnel or any other employee lives in the 
warehouse, store or any building, structure or enclosure that is used for 
storage of goods, it shall not be considered as a dwelling house for the 
purposes of this Act.
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CHAPTER V
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
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SEC. 16. Custody and Disposition of Confiscated, Seized or
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Surrendered Agricuiturai and Fishery Products and Properties Used in the
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Commission of the Crime of Economic Sabotage; Destruction of the Same.
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- The Council shall take charge and have custody of all confiscated, seized or
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surrendered agricultural and fishery products subject of the crimes of economic
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sabotage and the properties used in the commission thereof, which shall be disposed
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(a) The Enforcement Group, under Section 15 of this Act, which may be 
composed of any member or a combination of its member, shall immediately 
after seizure and confiscation of the agricultural and fishery products and 
properties used in the commission of the crime, conduct a physical inventory, 
and valuation of the seized items which shall be performed by the authorized 
representative of the Council, and take video recording and/or photograph of 
the same in the presence of the accused or the person/s from whom such items 
were confiscated or seized, or their representative or counsel, with an elected 
public official and a representative of the National Prosecution Service or the 
media who shall be required to sign the copies of the inventory and be given a
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copy thereof: Provided, That the physical inventory and valuation by the 
authorized representative of the Council and taking of video recording and/or 
photograph shall be conducted at the place where the agricultural and fishery 
products are found.
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(b) Within twenty-four (24) hours upon confiscation or seizure of the 
agricultural and fishery products, the same shall be stored in a place to be 
designated by the Council for evidentiary purposes: Provided, That for 
evidentiary purposes of products which are highly perishable, a video recording 
or photograph with the presence of the persons mentioned in the above sub- 
paragraph shall suffice, after which the destruction of the products subject of 
the crime may forthwith proceed.
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(c) After the filing of the criminal case, the Court may, within seventy-two (72) 
hours, conduct an ocular inspection of the confiscated, seized or surrendered 
agricultural and fishery products, and through the Enforcement Group, which 
may be composed of any member or a combination of its members, shall within 
twenty-four (24) hours thereafter proceed with the destruction of the same, in 
the presence a representative from the media, the DOJ, representative of the 
agricultural and fishery sector, and any elected public official. The Council shall 
draw up the guidelines on the manner of proper destruction of such item/s, the 
expenses of destruction of which shall be borne by the offender.
Any government officer or employee who violates the mandatory 
destruction of agricultural and fishery products under this Act shall suffer the 
penalty imposed under the first (1st) paragraph of Section 11 of this Act.
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(d) Any member of the Enforcement Group in charge of the destruction shall 
then issue a sworn certification as to the fact of destruction of the subject 
item/s which shall be submitted to the Court having jurisdiction over the case.
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of the crimes of hoarding, profiteering, and cartel shall be donated by the
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Council to the Katuwang sa Diwa at Gawa para sa Masaganang Ani at Mataas 
na Kita (KADIWA) or succeeding similar program of the Department for sale in 
its markets, the profits of which shall be used in support of its programs and 
projects for the small farmers and fisherfolk:
Provided further, That properties used in the commission of the crimes 
of agricultural economic sabotage such as, but not limited to, vehicles, vessels, 
aircrafts, storage areas, warehouses, boxes, cases, trunks, and other containers 
of whatever character confiscated, seized, or surrendered in favor of the 
government, may be auctioned off or declared for official use by the Council, 
with the need of the Special Team of Prosecutors and the Enforcement Group 
as priority, subject to existing rules and regulations. The proceeds of the 
auction of the properties shall be deposited in a special account created in the 
name of the Council to be used as additional funding in the establishment and 
maintenance of the Daily Price Index, the operations of the Enforcement Group, 
monetary rewards and other incentives to informers, among others.
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SEC. 17. Prescription of Offenses. - The crimes punishable under Section
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4 of this Act shall prescribe in twenty-five (25) years.
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SEC. 18. Citizen's Suit/Action; Who Shaii Fiie. - A member of the
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agricultural sector whose agricultural and fishery products are the subject of the
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complaint on any prohibited act under this Act, or any person who has been helping
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said agricultural sector, may directly file a criminal complaint with the Department of
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Justice-Special Team of Prosecutors and/or administrative complaint with the
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appropriate government agency. The complaint shall be verified and supported with
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affidavits and other evidence.
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SEC. 19. Daiiy Price Index. - In support of the implementation of this Act,
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the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) and the Bureau of
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Agricultural Research (BAR) of the Department are hereby mandated to establish,
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strengthen and maintain a Daily Price Index.
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Pursuant hereto, they are hereby empowered to seek the assistance and
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contribution of other government agencies, which they deem essentiai or
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indispensabie in the successfui estabiishment and operations of the Daiiy Price Index.
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The Department shall finish this task within ninety (90) days from the effectivity
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of this Act.
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Failure in the implementation of this section shall render the head of concerned
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office(s) of the Department, and the other government agencies cited herein, liable to
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administrative and criminal prosecution in accordance with applicable laws and
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regulations.
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FINAL PROVISIONS
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SEC. 20. Transitory Provision. - All pending criminal complaints/cases filed
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and/or prosecuted under Republic Act No. 10845 or the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling
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Act of 2016 and other laws shall continue to be legally addressed under the said laws
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until resolved with finality.
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SEC. 21. Appropriations. — The amount of Five Hundred Million Pesos
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(Php500,000,000.00) shall be appropriated annually under the Office of the President
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for the implementation of this Act. The other participating agencies in this Act are
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herein authorized to create in and augment their budget in the annual General
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Appropriations Act (GAA) on items connected to the implementation of this Act.
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SEC. 22. Impiementing Ruies and Reguiations (IRR). — The Council is
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hereby mandated to craft the IRR which shall be finished within ninety (90) days from
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the effectivity of this Act. It shall include in its IRR the Rules of Engagement of its
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prosecutorial and enforcement entities in the implementation of this Act.
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SEC. 23. Reportoriai Requirement. - The Anti-Agricultural Economic
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Sabotage Council shall submit a quarterly report to the Congressional Oversight
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Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFAM) on the progress
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and accomplishments made in the implementation of this Act.
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SEC. 24. Separability Clause. — If any portion of this Act is declared
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unconstitutional or invalid, the portions or provisions which are not affected shall
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continue to be in full force and effect.
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SEC. 25. Repealing Clause. — Republic Act No. 10845 is hereby repealed.
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All laws, decrees, executive issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act
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are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 26. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the
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completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
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circulation.
Approved,
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