Manila 6th district Rep. Benny Abante (Facebook) Manila 6th district Rep. Benny Abante is supporting proposals to allow industrial users to directly import sugar for their production needs as a way for them to mitigate the impact of El Niño. In his radio program "Kongreso Ngayon At Your Service"...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is confident that the Philippines would not be experiencing another rice crisis but said that the Philippines would still be open to importation to address possible supply problems. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo)* Marcos...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, February 23 warned Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary Domingo Panganiban that he could be held criminally and administratively liable for allowing three businesses to import sugar ahead of the official release of Sugar Order No. 6. Panganiban, in a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, February 21 questioned the entry of 260 20-foot containers containing sugar shipment at the port of Batangas ahead of the official release of Sugar Order No. 6 by the Sugar Regulatory Administration last February 15, calling it “bewildering and highly...
Gabriela on Friday, Feb. 17, restated the consequences of “too much” importation, stressing that it harms local production of agricultural goods and displaces small-scale farmers. Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representative Arlene Brosas said the national government’s plan to import 440,000...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, February 16 questioned the Sugar Regulatory Administration's (SRA) plan to import 440,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar saying the agency should explain why they need such a huge volume. Hontiveros aired her concern following the reported release of Sugar Order No....
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is hoping that the importation of 440,000 metric tons of refined sugar would lead to the reduction of its suggested retail price in the market by 85 percent. But Pablo Luis Azcona, board member and Planters representative of the SRA, assured that they will...
An onion industry stakeholder revealed to congressmen Tuesday, Feb. 14 an alleged "modus" which allows the Department of Agriculture (DA) to arbitrarily issue import permits for onions, much to the detriment of Filipino farmers. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...
Imported red onions in various markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) are at least P40 cheaper than local red onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported. Red onions (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Based on the price monitoring of the agriculture department as of Friday, Jan.27, imported...
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...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, January 19 called out the Philippine National Police (PNP) for harassing an onion farmer who recently testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform’s investigation. “Hands off lang po sa mga testigo ng Senado!” the sister of...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who also heads the Agriculture department, gave the go signal for his administration’s “calibrated importation” of onions to address its surging prices in the market but protect farmers at the same time. Red onions (Photo courtesy of Pixabay)...
