The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has extended the arrival period for sugar ordered overseas until the end of October. DTI tracks prices and supply of BNPC, Sugar in Manila The SRA's order amended the February Sugar Order that allowed the importation of 200,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar for...
Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza is batting for the institutionalization of long-term solutions toward agricultural self-sustainability instead of relying on stop-gaps for food security issues. Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Facebook) This,...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) will start selling sugar at P70 per kilo at its Quezon City and Bacolod City offices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Monday, Oct. 17. DTI tracks prices and supply of BNPC, Sugar in Manila In a statement, the DA said sugar will be sold at...
A measure that seeks the exemption of sugar, bread, canned goods, and other essential commodities from value added tax (VAT) has been filed by Makabayan solons led by Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas. Brosas and her fellow Makabayan bloc lawmakers ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro and...
BACOLOD CITY – Megaworld, the country’s leading real estate developer, will put an iconic addition to its 34-hectare property here with the construction of The Upper East House. The perspective of Megaworld’s The Upper East House in Bacolod City. (Photo courtesy of Megaworld) The Upper East...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) discovered over P1.8 billion worth of local and imported sugar and other items during an inspection in a warehouse in Nasugbu town of Batangas. The BOC has intensified the inspections and operations against smuggling and hoarding of sugar amid reports of...
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...
