Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez has practically thrown former Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian under the bus as he lambasted the “unfair and dishonorable” way that Sebastian signed the order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar.
The sugar shortage in the Philippines is artificial, according to Malacañang.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday expressed confidence that the new Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) members would help overcome the challenges facing the country’s sugar industry.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has named three new appointees to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), Malacañang announced on Saturday.
Grocery retailers in the country have agreed to sell cheap-priced sugar, the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) said Friday.
Malacañang on Friday warned that “heads may roll” in the Bureau of Customs (BoC) if proven that its port personnel are “in connivance with smugglers using recycled sugar import permits.”
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has agreed to the importation of 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar, Malacañang announced Thursday.
The raid on a sugar warehouse in San Fernando, Pampanga should serve as a “warning” to hoarders amid issues of sugar shortage in the country, Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez said.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is leaving it up to Congress to investigate the “illegal” order allowing the importation of an additional 300000 metric tons (MT) of sugar.
House Minority Leader and 4Ps part-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has filed a resolution to formally seek a congressional investigation on the bungled attempt to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar.
