Universal Robina Corporation (URC) on Tuesday, Nov. 5, intensified relief efforts for families affected by the accidental release of molasses-based wastewater in Bais, Negros Oriental, while accelerating repairs to a damaged dike. Seawater quality monitoring conducted with the Coast Guard, the...
The Philippines is implementing a temporary ban on molasses importation to protect the local industry from a surge in imports and the sharp decline in millsite prices, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Under Molasses Order (MO) No. 1, the SRA said it is suspending imports of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in Western Visayas (Region 6) has issued an interim cease and desist order (CDO) on the molasses discharge in the perimeter canal of Binalbagan-Isabela Sugar Co. (Biscom) Inc. in...
BACOLOD CITY – Four barangays in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental have been affected by the molasses spill from a sugar mill. A MOLASSES spill hits four barangays in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. (Photo via Municipal Agriculture Office/Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office/FB) Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Sagay in Negros Occidental said it is committed to holding people responsible and accountable in the suspected molasses spill that affected approximately 1.3 hectares of the Sagay Marine Reserve. According to the city government, the operator of MT Mary Queen...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-northern Negros Occidental is probing a suspected molasses spill in the sea of Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 7. A MOLASSES spill affects the sea at the Sagay feeder port in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 7....
The Silang, Cavite provincial government launched a river cleansing activity on Wednesday, July 5, as part of its efforts in improving the town's waterways towards a greener and more sustainable environment. Silang, Cavite Mayor Kevin Anarna, together with other local government officials, led the...
The United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED) is opposing the proposed molasses importation of the Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines’ (EPAP). In a statement, UNIFED President Manuel Lamata said this proposal by EPAP was already thumbed down by members of the Bioethanol...
Bleeding Heart Rum Co., the maker of the award-winning Don Papa Rum, recently unveiled its latest expression, Don Papa Rye Aged Rum. “Since 2014, when we first released Don Papa... we had always kept our eye on bringing more innovation to the brand. We started doing what we call barrel...
