AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said he has banned “temporarily” from importing garlic a businesswoman linked to its smuggling pending results of an ongoing investigation into her alleged involvement.
“I will talk to the lawyers of the department and we will issue an order to temporarily (ban) because we can't permanently ban them unless there is a valid legal ground. So, temporarily while conducting the investigation in their involvement to the garlic cartel,” Pinol told reporters at the Senate on Monday.
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