A vice chairman of the House Committeec on Appropriations wondered out loud Monday, Sept. 5 whether or not President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. knew enough about the country's laws, particularly those that pertain to sugar importation. Bukidnon Rep. Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. (left) and President...
Spoonful of sugar (Pixabay) It’s an old song in an old movie where Julie Andrews sings “Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down…” The lyrics floated in my memory recently because of all the news about sugar. From the news the government canceled an order to import 300,000 metric...
ILIGAN CITY – Independent children’s organization Save the Children Philippines, in partnership with Friends with Bajau and Barangay Tambacan here, distributed rice and sugar to the Badjao community in Purok 4, Barangay Tambacan, Tuesday, Aug. 30. RECIPIENTS wait for their turn to receive food...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has inspected a sugar warehouse in Quezon City in the continuing effort to ensure that no individuals or traders are hoarding or smuggling sugar amid the reported shortage of supply. In a statement, the BOC said the inspection of the La Perla Sugar Export...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- A sugar mill company based in Bukidnon province assured the government that it is not hoarding even a single bag of sugar. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) region10, together with the other government agencies in the composite team visit and conduct inspection to the warehouse...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said Friday, August 26, that it has conducted s surprise inspection of at least two warehouses of sugar in Bukidnon as part of the government’s "relentless" campaign against supply hoarding and to bring down the price of such commodity, but the company executives of...
Malacañang will need to hear the side of warehouse owners and consignees of sugar found in a series of inspections first before deciding on whether or not to release the sugar supplies to the market. Agents of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) led by Intelligence Officer 3...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Wednesday, Aug. 24 that Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez is willing to return to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to report on current government inspections and raids on warehouses containing alleged hoarded sugar. These are the same warehouses that have...
Small supermarkets struggling to keep up with the lower prices of sugar offered in big supermarkets will have to wait before getting help from the government amid the sugar problem in the country. Supermarket shoppers (Manila Bulletin article) Malacañang said on Wednesday, Aug. 24, they will...
Malacañang said there is no stopping the Marcos administration from going after big businessmen who are allegedly behind the widespread sugar hoarding as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) visited warehouses in Mindanao this week. File photo In a statement, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that...
Six Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials from the Port of Subic were relieved for their supposed involvement in the alleged smuggling of sugar, Malacañang announced. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) relieves six officials for alleged smuggling of sugar at the Port of Subic. (OPS) Press Secretary Trixie...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has questioned the supposed involvement of the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) headed by Vic Rodriguez in the attempted and unauthorized importation of 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar. Hontiveros was particularly curious as to why Rodriguez did not spare President...
