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Tuburan, Cebu mayor-elect mum on agri-smuggling allegation

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<p>The incoming mayor of Tuburan, Cebu is mum on allegations against him after being tagged as one of the government officials involved in agri-smuggling in the Philippines.</p><p>Current Tuburan vice mayor Aljun Diamante initially said he was shocked to hear his name mentioned by Senate President Tito Sotto in a report read in a Senate session. </p><p>The report tackled the smuggling of agricultural products in the country and those who allegedly benefit from it.</p><p>Diamante made no further comment, citing legal advice from his lawyer. He added that he is waiting for charges to be filed against him.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/27/22/customs-da-officials-mayors-tagged-in-agri-smuggling">Customs, DA officials, mayors tagged in agri smuggling</a></li></ul><p>“Sa akin lang ay patunayan nila kung mayroon silang ebidensya kasi ako nandito lang ako sa bayan ng Tuburan, tumulong gumagawa ng proyekto para mapakinabangan ng taong bayan,” he said. </p><p>Diamante is set to have a new term as Tuburan mayor after winning uncontested in the 2022 polls.</p><p>He also sat as mayor of the town from 2010-2019, during which time he became president of the League of Municipalities in Cebu. </p><p>Tuburan is a 2nd class municipality known for farming. It is also home to Cebu’s only coffee farm. </p><p>Apart from Diamante, the Senate report also tagged at least three ranking officials of the Department of Agriculture, five from the Bureau of Customs, and another local official as &quot;alleged protectors and smugglers of agricultural products in the country.&quot;<strong>—Report from Annie Perez</strong></p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/28/22/sotto-urges-marcos-reshuffle-da-over-agri-smuggling">Sotto urges Marcos: Reshuffle DA over &#x27;agri smuggling&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7VFSB3ARoeo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The incoming mayor of Tuburan, Cebu is mum on allegations against him after being tagged as one of the government officials involved in agri-smuggling in the Philippines.