“No need for additional sugar imports while milling season is peaking,” said Aurelio “Bodie” Valderrama, president of the Confederation of Sugar Producers
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reiterated Wednesday, Oct. 19, its commitment to secure the country’s maritime territory amid continued reports of intrusion by foreign vessels.
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. graces the 121st founding anniversary of the Philippine Coast Guard with PCG Commandant, Ad
Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) acting Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz has vowed to further step up the campaign against illegal following the seizure of more than P6.7 billion worth of shabu in a drug operation in Manila on Saturday, Oct. 8.
The BOC, through its Customs Intelligence and Investigation Ser
OPERATIVES from the Manila Police District (MPD)-Station 1 under station commander PLtCol Rosalino Ibay nabbed a member of a syndicate said to be involved in
Imported clear and bronze float glass from China can now enter the Philippines at cheaper cost following the expiry of the five-year definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by the government against the imported product from China.
The Tariff Commission (TC) said the anti-dumping measure on the clear
At the twin Senate hearings on the issue, former Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian defended the order by pointing to a memo issued by Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez allowing him to sign agriculture-related documents on the president's behalf.
"If the cost of sugar is high, exporters won't be competitive," See said in mixed Filipino and English. "Right now, if you buy from Thailand and Asian countries, the price of sugar, the landed cost in the Philippines is only about P40. But as of now, if the price is P80 to P100, the industry will not be competitive."
Malacañang pounced hard anew on suspected sugar hoarders as it announced the seizure of at least 60,000 bags of sugar in a series of inspections in different warehouses in Bulacan on Saturday, August 20.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) yields at least 60,000 sacks of suspected hoarded sugar in th
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are revisiting the decades-old law banning commercial importation of ukay-ukay, an P18-billion industry that, while enriching smugglers, has provided jobs for many and clothed millions of ordinary people, including migrant workers, the past decades.