The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will once again classify all raw sugar production in the upcoming crop year for domestic use as output still lags behind overall demand. SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona announced during the 71st Philsutech Convention in Cebu that sugar output in crop...
The Filinvest Group’s Cotabato Sugar Central Co. Inc. has processed over one million metric tons (MT) of sugarcane this milling season, the first time since the Gotianun-led conglomerate acquired the facility in 2002. In a statement, the company said the figure exceeds the original target for the...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Pangasinan Provincial Cyber Response Team, with the Community Environment and Natural Resources-Pangasinan Central Office (CENRO)-Pangasinan Central Office, arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly selling endangered sugar gliders online on June 19. The suspect Caloy was nabbed...
The country’s sugar production in the current crop year has surpassed two million metric tons (MT), overcoming previous projections as the industry continues to recover from the impact of the El Niño phenomenon last year. As of June 8, sugar output had already reached 2.015 million MT, with...
BACOLOD CITY – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday announced the approval of a P10-million pesticide assistance from the national government to address the infestation of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) mainly in Negros Island. “Nandiyan na ang...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is calling on importers of sugar alternatives to register as international sugar traders, as part of the agency’s efforts to crack down on smuggled sugar products that deprive the government of tariff collections. Under Memorandum Circular No. 6, the SRA...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is seeking emergency powers to contain the spread of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) on Negros Island, raising concerns over their potential impact on sugar production and overall supply. SRA Deputy Administrator Ignacio Santillana stated that the...
Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona has submitted his courtesy resignation, following the administration’s move to revamp the leaderships of government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs). “I think we already received the memo and we ’ re loyal to...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it is closely monitoring the infestation of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) across sugar farms in Negros Occidental, warning that it can reduce sugar content by nearly 50 percent. In a statement, the SRA said it has swiftly established a special...
The country’s sugar production in the current crop year is expected to reach 1.84 million metric tons (MT), three percent higher than the government’s initial forecast of 1.78 million MT, as the industry steadily recovers from the El Niño phenomenon last year. Data from the Sugar Regulatory...
The Philippines’ sugar production is projected to remain flat next year, even as farmers face declining mill site prices due to the commodity’s stable supply, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Based on its Sugar Annual report for the Philippines, USDA’s Foreign...
BACOLOD CITY – Sugar Regulatory Administration Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona ordered the evacuation of 227 personnel from their research facility in La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, due to ashfall from the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, April 8. ASH from Kanlaon Volcano...
