By Darryl John Esguerra
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying its efforts to combat illegal trade practices by blacklisting six additional companies, bringing the total number of blacklisted firms to 16.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel confirmed the move in a press briefing in Malacañang on Monday, adding that the list includes companies involved in importation of vegetables and fish.
“Ang actual blacklisted ngayon is 10. But ang list namin is actually 16. Iniisa-isa na ‘yan (The actual blacklisted companies are 10. But in our list, we actually have 16. We’re going through them one by one),” Tiu Laurel told reporters.
Of these companies, four were already charged for various illegal trade practices, the agriculture chief bared.
The blacklisted firms are Thousand Sunny Enterprises; R2H Trading; Gingarnion Agri Trading; Lavaly Aggregates Trading; Flevo Trading; Saturnus Corporation; LVM Grains Enterprises; Kysse Lishh Consumer Goods Trading; JRA and Pearl Enterprises Inc.; Betron Consumer Goods Trading; Golden Rays Consumer Goods Trading; La Reina Fresh Vegetables and Young Indoor Plants Inc.; Vegefru Producing Store; Yem Trading Corporation; and RCNN Non-Specialized Wholesale Trading. (PNA)
