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But the vessel, M/V Rodeo, was renamed M/V Jan Dean when agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), along with Customs and Coast Guard men, apprehended it at the Apo Cement Corp. wharf in Naga, Cebu last Sept. 18. 


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However, Customs Commissioner Antonio Bernardo said he could not yet name the alleged smugglers because the Department of Justice is still investigating their cases.


"Justice Secretary Hernando Perez has instructed his prosecutors to expedite resolution of smuggling cases pending before them," Bernardo told The STAR yesterday. "They are carefully weighing the evidence."


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He said that the NBI would investigate deeper into the Lumbocan wharf rice smuggling case and the extent of involvement of some government personnel in the escape of cargo ship M/V Rodeo  from the wharf.


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A wealthy and influential Filipino-Chinese trader is reportedly owns the more than 17,000 sacks of first class rice from Vietnam smuggled aboard cargo ship M/V Rodeo from Manila and Cebu City.


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                    [Title] => Rice imports not funding GMA campaign - DA
                    [Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor denied yesterday allegations by a lawmaker that the government is importing 890,000 metric tons of rice to raise funds for the 2004 election campaign of President Arroyo.


Reacting to the allegations of Palawan Rep. Abraham Mitra, Montemayor said rice to be imported from Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam and India would be used as buffer when the El Niño dry spell hits the country at year’s end.


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Vessel that ‘vanished’ in Butuan found in Cebu

By Ben Serrano | September 27, 2002 - 12:00am

BUTUAN CITY — After more than two months, a cargo vessel loaded with 15,000 sacks of allegedly smuggled rice that "vanished" from the Butuan port last July 12, was finally tracked down in Cebu. But...

Nation

Customs to charge 17 big smugglers

August 8, 2002 - 12:00am

Seventeen "big-time" smugglers will be charged in court to show their cohorts that the Bureau of Customs means business. However, Customs Commissioner Antonio Bernardo said he could not yet name the alleged...

Headlines

13 kinasuhan sa rice smuggling

August 3, 2002 - 12:00am

BUTUAN CITY – Pormal na sinampahan sa tanggapan ng Ombudsman sa Davao City ng National Bureau of Investigation Caraga Regional Office ang labintatlong opisyales ng gobyerno dahil sa pagkakasangkot nito sa kaso...

Probinsiya

NBI-Caraga vows action vs government men in rice smuggling

July 28, 2002 - 12:00am

BUTUAN CITY — All government personnel with direct duties and responsibilities in the escape of a cargo ship involved in rice smuggling would be charged administratively and criminally, Assistant Regional Director...

Nation

Butuan PNP dared on rice smuggling mess

By Ben Serrano | July 21, 2002 - 12:00am

BUTUAN CITY – As the mystery of the vanishing cargo ship deepens and seems to be heading nowhere, concerned civil society and anti-crime groups challenged the police and other agencies to identify the trader...

Nation

Rice imports not funding GMA campaign - DA

July 16, 2002 - 12:00am

Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor denied yesterday allegations by a lawmaker that the government is importing 890,000 metric tons of rice to raise funds for the 2004 election campaign of President Arroyo. Reacting...

Headlines