MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has passed on final reading a measure that pushed for harsher penalties and expanded the scope of economic sabotage to include the large-scale smuggling, hoarding, profiteering, and cartelizing of agri-fishery and tobacco products. Past midnight on Wednesday, 289 congressmen unanimously voted to approve on third reading the 'Agri-Fishery Commodities and Tobacco Economic Sabotage Act of 2023.' The bill's passage on final reading came hours after the House received an urgent certification from President Marcos on the immediate enactment of the measure.

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