Law enforcers dismantled an unregistered fertilizer manufacturing facility in Barangay Sta. Monica, Rizal, Nueva Ecija in a joint raid on July 15. They seized 500 bags of fake fertilizer, 21 granulator machines and several trucks valued at about P900,000.
The warehouse owner, 52-year-old Daniel Delos Santos of Don Fertilizer Manufacturing, could not show required permits or licenses, and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority confirmed the facility was unregistered. Agriculture officials praised the operation, noting counterfeit inputs lower harvests, waste farmers’ earnings and threaten food safety. Authorities will file charges against Delos Santos under PD 1144, while all seized items remain in FPA custody.
