February 21, 2015
The Visayan Daily Star by Carla Gomez | http://goo.gl/JINymM
The Sugar Regulatory Administration and the Sugar Alliance of the Philippines have been unable to discuss concerns over the 1 percent withholding tax on raw sugar on withdrawal from mills that has triggered confusion in the industry, Enrique Rojas, president of the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters, said yesterday.
February 20, 2015
The Visayan Daily Star | http://goo.gl/fhKVOy
Members of the Crusade and Alliance of Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Negros Occidental yesterday called for the stoppage and scrapping of Bureau of Internal Revenue Regulation Number 11-2014, that imposes 1 percent tax on sugar and molasses.
At a press conference in Bacolod City yesterday, James Cabata, an agrarian reform beneficiary in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, said that he and over 400 ARBs in their city, are against the 1 percent tax.
February 20, 2015
Sun Star Bacolod | http://goo.gl/FZ9PsY
AMBASSADOR Jaroslav Olsa Jr. of the Czech Republic expressed the possibility of establishing cooperation programs with the Province of Negros Occidental, particularly in the areas of renewable energy development and environmental protection, a report from the Governor’s Office said.
February 20, 2015
Business World by Krista Montealegre | http://goo.gl/Vktzvv
ROXAS HOLDINGS, Inc. (RHI) may seal an agreement this year with First Pacific Co. Ltd. for a joint venture in Indonesia, marking the Philippine sugar company’s expansion in Southeast Asia.
February 18, 2015
Sugaronline | http://goo.gl/W2mWq6
Sugar miller Roxas Holdings and the power generation business of billionaire George Ty is set to award the contract to design a cogeneration plant that would rise in central Philippines, according to the Philippines' Inter-Aksyon.
February 14, 2015
InterAksyon by Orti Despuez | http://goo.gl/UzjeaX
MANILA – The government agency overseeing the sugar industry warned that new tax rules could cause a shortage.
Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Ma. Regina Bautista-Martin said a growing number of millers in Negros are unable to dispose of their production because of Revenue Regulation 11-2014, which slaps a one percent withholding tax when raw sugar is withdrawn from the mills.
February 14, 2015
The Philippine Star by Czeriza Valencia | http://goo.gl/hJbWjI
MANILA, Philippines - Rains at the start of the sugar crop year and shortage of cane cutters and haulers are causing cane harvest and sugar recovery in the Visayas—mostly in Negros—to fall, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) confirmed yesterday.
February 13, 2015
Daily Star by Carla Gomez | http://goo.gl/H3rsPT
Alarm was raised yesterday when there were no bidders for sugar at the largest sugar mill and refinery in Negros, while small farmers elsewhere were unable to sell their sugar amid confusion over the Bureau of Internal Revenue withholding tax on raw sugar, Sugar Regulatory Administrator Ma. Regina Martin said.
February 9, 2015
Sugaronline
Rice, sugar, and other goods seized by authorities will be up for sale in public auctions to be conducted by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), according to the Philippines' Rappler.
PHP38 million (US$856,732) worth of imported sugar and rice will be auctioned off this month at the Port of Manila (POM) and Port of Batangas, officials said.
4,016 bags of refined sugar seized by authorities will be auctioned off at the POM on February 13.
February 6, 2015
Visayan Daily Star, by Carla Gomez
Agriculture Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse of the United States is visiting Negros Occidental in March to touch base with sugar and cattle industry players.
This was disclosed yesterday by USDA Agricultural Counselor Ralph Bean, who accompanied by sugar industry leaders led by Sugar Regulatory Administrator Ma. Regina Martin, met with Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr. to inform him of the visit.