MANILA, Philippines --- A consumer group urged the government to focus its efforts on curbing the smuggling of agricultural food staples instead of using the rising food prices as a reason to divert the attention to tobacco as among agricultural products covered by the anti-agricultural smuggling law. According to Malayang Konsumer spokesperson Atty. Simoun Salinas, "given the rising prices of pantry basics like onions, the government is correct in taking steps to curb agriculture smuggling, but for some reason, some of our legislators would rather waste time on picking on the tobacco industry." "The issue here is food security. Food for the Filipinos should be the priority. It...Keep on reading: Prioritize measures vs smuggling of food, not tobacco — consumer group