ASIDE from rice smuggling, the Senate is also set to conduct an investigation of the alleged proliferation of uncertified and substandard steel and the allegedly rampant smuggling of imported steel products into the country, which is being blamed for the death of hundreds of people in the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that devastated Bohol and Cebu last year.

Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino 4th, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, in filing Senate Resolution 564 cited the need for the proper Senate panel to look into the issue of substandard steel products in the country with the end in view of amending provisions of Republic Act 7103, or “The Iron and Steel Industry Act.”

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details