Pangilinan challenges DOJ, NBI to go after 'untouchable' agri smugglers

GMA Network - Sep 24, 2026

Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan challenged the DOJ and the NBI to detain those whom he called "untouchable smugglers" disrupting the country's food security.

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