AGRICULTURE Secretary Proceso Alcala on Thursday threatened to file a case against a certain Lilybeth Valenzuela, a garlic importer, for maliciously dragging his name in the garlic “cartel.”

Valenzuela had filed a sworn statement with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), claiming that she was told by former Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Clarito Barron that garlic importers need to get “the blessing” of Alcala before they can obtain approval of their import permits.

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