Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon questioned the planned move of the Marcos administration to import sugar when “milling season” in the country has begun, hinting at the possibility of someone financially benefiting from it. Ex-Comelec commissioner and P3PWD...
A two-month buffer stock of sugar will be maintained in order to avoid a shortage of the commodity in the country, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) yields at least 60,000 sacks of suspected hoarded sugar in their inspection of four warehouses in Guiguinto,...
Intelligence agents of the Bureau of Customs confiscated 80,000 bags of refined sugar, which are believed to be smuggled from Thailand, during an anti-smuggling operation in Batangas. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said each of the bags contains 50 kilograms of sugar for a total of 4,000 metric...
More than P23.8 million worth of refined sugar were seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) as the Bureau of the Customs (BOC) continues its aggressive operation against smuggling of agricultural products into the country. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the sacks of...
A total of P19 million worth of allegedly smuggled sugar had been seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Friday, Jan. 13. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The agriculture department said the smuggled sugar came in...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, January 6 welcomed the Office of the President’s (OP) decision to clear a former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary and three former board members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial issuance of Sugar Order No. 4. “I am...
It was a "procedural mistake." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. This was what President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said about the sugar importation mess involving several government officials, who were all absolved of any liability" over the incident last year. Marcos said he will...
The Office of the President’s (OP) decision that cleared former Agriculture and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) officials in connection to the supposed illegal issuance of Sugar Order No. 4 will in no way affect the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Report on the matter, Sen. Francis Tolentino...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday, Jan. 5, called on the public to respect the decision of the Office of the President (OP) that cleared four officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar in August 2022. DTI...
Sugar is one of mankind's greatest creations. What started out as tall leafy stalks became tiny edible crystals that is present in all household ready to add a dose of sweetness to any dish or drink. Negros Occidental has been the prime producer of sugar in the Philippines for years that it...
Learn how to manage your weight during the season of festivities with Santé Filipinos never fail to go by the tradition of having Noche Buena and Media Noche with family and friends. Ham, quezo de bola, fruit salad, spaghetti, and more delicious foods have always been the star of these nights...
President Marcos has ordered the importation of more than 64 metric tons of refined sugar in a bid to stabilize the price of sugar in the country. In a memorandum order dated Dec. 20, Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban ordered the convening of the department's...
