Dec 30, 2023 · Balanoy said the Bureau of Customs (BOC) confiscated smuggled carrots and potatoes in Zambales province on Nov. 10. These vegetables, she said, were discovered in boxes that were passed off as coming from farms in Benguet province.

Apr 12, 2022 · Senator Panfilo Lacson also shared the frustration of Sotto and Agot Balanoy--public relations officer of a Benguet association of 130,00 agricultural farmers--that smuggled agricultural goods would be gone in the markets but their sale would perk up days after the Senate investigation.

Mar 28, 2022 · In her presentation at the Senate Committee of the Whole hearing, League public relations officer Agot Balanoy mentioned Benguet's governor and the current caretaker of the lone congressional district of the province.

Apr 7, 2022 · League public relations officer Agot Balanoy said during the Senate Committee of the Whole hearing that Benguet caretaker Eric Yap and governor Melchor Diclas have yet to show any concrete evidence of taking action against vegetable smuggling, even as Yap has claimed to have filed for a probe in October of last year.

Dec 14, 2021 · Agot Balanoy, spokesman for the League of Associations at the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Areas, said prosecutors must follow through with charges against smugglers and their protectors, who have yet to be identified, instead of simply raiding markets and retailers.

Sep 24, 2021 · “Sa ngayon, talamak na kasi. Halos lahat ng markets dito ay marami nang smuggled or imported na mga carrots talaga,” cooperative President Agot Balanoy said. (Right now, it’s very rampant. Almost every market here has smuggled or imported carrots.)

Apr 12, 2022 · Senator Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday questioned the "recanting" statement of an Agriculture assistant secretary who earlier alleged that high-profile individuals are linked to agricultural smuggling in the country.

Jan 3, 2024 · The surplus of carrots due to the increased production has been exacerbated by reports of unabated smuggling of vegetables that continue to hurt local growers, said Agot Balanoy, spokesperson for the Benguet-based League of Associations at La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Areas Inc. (LTVTA).

Mar 28, 2022 · Sinabi ito ni League of Association at the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Areas Public Relations Officer Agot Balanoy sa pagdinig ng Senado na pinamunan ni Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. Ayon kay Balanoy, mula sa 20 percent ay nadoble sa 40 percent ang volume ng smuggled carrots.

Sep 9, 2022 · But I don’t think that it’s the falls on the farmer to think of what to plant so there wouldn’t be an oversupply or undersupply,” Agot Balanoy, spokesperson of the League of Associations La...