House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate wants the Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into the Department of Agriculture's (DA) alleged pro-important policy for what he described as "economic sabotage". (Office of Bayan Muna...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan did not mince his words when he criticized the decision of the government to import sugar amid milling season, saying "this is not right." (Photo courtesy of LENI-KIKO 2022) Addressing the crowd during his visit in Balayan, Batangas with...
‘Tis the season for good food and company With restrictions on mobility and gathering finally easing up, this Christmas season might just offer a glimpse of a better normal for everyone. To get you on the right track in hosting a special get-together with friends and loved ones, here are our...
The Philippines is expected to face shortfall in the supply of sugar in the coming market year (MY) despite the government's decision to suspend the export of the sweetener to the United States and other markets globally. Latest report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed that due to...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that for people like him who have health conditions, gyms are absolutely essential and must be reopened. (Photos from Harry Roque's Facebook/ Unsplash) Roque had this to say in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 27, or just three days before a possible...
When you’re down, eat cake! SWEET RUSH Double Delight by Jcuppacakes pastry chef Julianne Bernardo A two-in-one dessert in every bite, the Double Delight features an array of premium gourmet cupcakes topped with equally toothsome sweets, candies, pastries, and frostings. This offering comes in...
The Philippines will not export sugar this crop year amid expected lower output, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Sugarcane Farmers On August 31, SRA already formally issued Sugar Order (SO) 1, which contains the agency’s production estimate for the current crop year as...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is set to release the allocation of the country’s sugar output for the next crop year, but a group of sugar producers wants to make sure that 100 percent of production stays in the country for domestic consumption. SRA logo In a statement, the United...
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...
Amid the shortfall in the country's sugar production, the Philippine government has allowed the importation of the sweetener until October of this year, with Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) expecting the entry of nearly 86,000 metric tons (MT) of additional imported sugar. As this happened,...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan When I’m not writing about agriculture, I’m writing about folk practices, beliefs, and the supernatural. This was because before I became an agriculture editor, I was (and still am) a horror writer whose stories focused on local folkloric beings and practices, a lot of...
What you should do to keep your blood sugar at bay “Diabetes has been increasingly common in the past 30 years and there are now more than 400 million people living with diabetes in the world. Unfortunately, about one half of them do not know they have diabetes. They have not been diagnosed. And...
