23 February 2025
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration plans to approve the importation of an estimated 165,000 metric tons of refined sugar by May 2025.
22 February 2025
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1244693
LA CARLOTA CITY, Negros Occidental – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Saturday distributed PHP101.053 million worth of dump trucks and other farm implements to mill district development councils (MDDCs) and block farm recipients in Negros Occidental.
February 18, 2025
It looks like the government is again resorting to band-aid solutions to address the long-running problem of the country’s sugar sector.
February 6, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is now encouraging the establishment and expansion of molasses-based bioethanol plants as it seeks to boost local production of the fuel blend ingredient and of sugarcane.
February 05, 2025
https://business.inquirer.net/504910/pcci-hails-hold-off-of-papers-fees-for-sugar-stand-ins
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s largest business organization on Tuesday welcomed the deferment on the implementation of the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) order which requires firms to secure clearances and pay fees for importing sugar alternatives.
February 2, 2025
https://www.philstar.com/business/2025/02/02/2418479/unnecessary-delay
Last November, our government announced that it is delaying any further sugar importation plans until mid-2025, as agreed upon in a meeting between Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) administrator Pablo Luis Azcona.
January 30, 2025
THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has deferred a new set of fees it had planned to collect starting this weekend for clearances to import a number of non-sugar sweeteners.
January 19, 2025
https://digicastnegros.com/supervised-sugarcane-harvesting-in-kanlaon-danger-zone-allowed/
The supervised harvesting of sugarcane in Brgy. Mansalanao, La Castellana, within the 6-kilometer danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano has been allowed, the Office of Civil Defense said on Sunday, Jan. 19.
SUGAR producer Victorias Milling Co. Inc. (VMC) saw net income for its fiscal first quarter ending Nov. 30, 2024 grow by 13.6 percent to P368 million from P323.8 million in the same period in 2023.
https://www.philstar.com/business/2024/12/24/2409402/philippines-slap-p60mt-fee-imported-sugar-alternatives
December 24, 2024
The government will slap a clearance fee of P60 per metric ton (MT) on imported sugar alternatives and other sugar-based products, including sucrose, flavored syrups and even white chocolates, as part of its efforts to monitor the entry of these imported commodities.