The House of Representatives will do its own thing as far as its recommendations on the sugar importation mess is concerned. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This can be gleaned from the statement of Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga,...
LUCENA CITY – Quezon 2nd District Rep. David ‘Jayjay’ Suarez has urged his fellow legislators to thoroughly study if the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is really fulfilling its mandate under Executive Order No. 18 and the Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015 (RA 10659). A message...
One of the leaders of the sugar producers groups said Tuesday they "were made to believe" that there was a need to import sugar as reportedly instructed by acting Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing,...
The final report on the sugar warehouse raid led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) can be expected in two weeks since the owners of the warehouses were given 15 days to present the proper documents to clear out allegations they were illegally importing and hoarding sugar. (Photo courtesy of BOC)...
The sugar import mess has taken a turn for the worse for resigned officers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) as lawmakers on Monday, Aug. 22, mulled the possibility of demanding for stiff penalties for those responsible for the foiled attempt to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. has reconstituted the Sugar Regulatory Board (SRB) with three new appointees, including acting Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator David John Thaddeus P. Alba. Sugarcane farmers (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Alba replaced former SRA...
A House leader is batting to have separate importation orders for the beverage industry so as not to affect the price of sugar in the local market, which has swelled to over P100 per kilo. San Jose Del Monte City lone district Rep. Rida Robes San Jose del Monte City lone Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes...
Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc have questioned the validity of the sugar shortage and at the same time criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his plan to import 150,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar despite rejecting the initial proposal to import 300,000 MTs of the sweetener....
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri had ‘’a very productive’’ two-hour meeting Wednesday, Aug. 18 with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In Malacañang on the sugar supply and importation problems. ‘’I led a delegation of stakeholders from the farmers, millers, sugar...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will reorganize the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) "before the end of this week," following the foiled illegal sugar importation order. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Due to the pressing concerns over the sugar shortage and...
The House joint panel tackling the unauthorized importation of sugar is set to resume its briefing on the matter Monday, Aug. 22, despite the resignation of three Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) executives. READ:...
House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto asserted on Tuesday, Aug. 16, that the importation of the right volume of sugar must be “solely based on science and insulated from lobby and politics.” Batangas 6th District Rep. Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) In doing so, Recto said in a statement, sugar demand and...
