Jueteng before, rice cartels today

Sources from the intelligence community revealed that some jueteng lords have now shifted to rice cartelization. Yes, after a massive and serious campaign against the illegal numbers game, some big-time jueteng lords have allegedly colluded with rice retailers and formed their own cartels in the provinces. For the benefit of mamang pulis, these areas are the following:

1. Pangasinan--they are using some cooperatives in buying NFA rice for "conversion"
2. Isabela--they have a big cooperative which they use for buying NFA rice again for "conversion"
3. Nueva Ecija and Nueva Viscaya--the same modus operandi. Some even have importation permits
4. Quezon, Cavite, Davao, Cebu

These syndicates have big warehouses (not bonded) in those areas. Go to Quezon province. They have big warehouses there full of sacks and sacks of rice, converted already from NFA and imported rice. In Valenzuela, Malabon and Caloocan, there are huge warehouses there of illegally imported rice.

I dare NFA administrator Jessup Navarro to release to the media a list of all those rice retailers whose licenses were revoked. I also asked DA Secretary Art Yap to reveal the list of these big-time rice traders to the public. If, as he says, his father-in-law Jim Gaw is not involved in rice or cereals trading, then, as a gentleman, he must "clear" his father-in-law of all complicity by being transparent in his revelation of this list. Not doing so would definitely tarnish his image and credibility.

It is also quite suprising why Yap just called his father-in-law to ask if he's involved. I don't believe this. Likewise, I think it is time for Yap to resign since all the big-time rice traders are Chinese. Yes, they are Chinese. There's nothing wrong with Chinese businessmen transacting here in our country. But, if they do these things---cartelization--then, they better leave this country and don't come back.

So I say--reveal the list now!