ANTI-corruption advocates on Monday called for an investigation into the joint venture between banana exporter Tagum Agricultural Development Co. Inc. (Tadeco) of the Floirendo family and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) that House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez claims is anomalous.

The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) said the terms on the land rental and profit sharing signed by Tadeco and BuCor in May 2003 were grossly disadvantageous to the government.

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