BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Sugar Regulatory Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica was found guilty of indirect contempt by Himamaylan Regional Trial Court
INDIRECT CONTEMPT. The first page of the May 23, 2022 order issued by Presiding Judge Walter Zorilla of the Regional Trial Court Branch 55 in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, directing Sugar Regulatory Administration chief Hermenegildo Serafica to show cause why he should not be cited in contempt of court. Serafica is being ordered to explain why he implemented Sugar Order No. 3 for the importation of 200,000 metric tons of refined sugar for industrial users. (Image courtesy of Asociacion de Agricultores de la Carlota y Pontevedra Inc.) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros-based Asociacion de Agricultores de la Carlota y Pontevedra Inc. (AALCPI) welcomed on Wednesday the indirect contempt proceedings initiated by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 55 in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental against Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Hermenegildo Serafica. Serafica is ordered to explain why he implemented Sugar Order No. 3 (SO3) for the importation of 200,000 metric tons of refined sug
(PNA file photo) BACOLOD CITY - A sugar farmer from Negros Occidental has filed graft complaints against officials of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) led by Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica involving the order on the importation of 200,000 metric tons of refined sugar. Enrique Tayo, chairman of the Negros Occidental Federation of Farmers Association (NOFFA), charged the SRA officials with violation of Republic Act (RA) 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act before the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City on Wednesday. A copy of the complaint was furnished to reporters on Thursday by the Negros-based Asociacion de Agricultores de la Carlota y Pontevedra Inc. (AALCPI), which also announced that they will join Tayo in the filing of the complaint. Aside from Serafica, also included as respondents were Deputy Administrator for Regulations Guillermo Tejida III and other SRA officials who "endorsed, approved, aided and abetted in the commission of acts constituti
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stakeholders of the sugar industry strongly debunked claims of Sugar Regulatory Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica that the issue
SUGAR industry stakeholders clapped back at Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Hermenegildo R. Serafica’s allegations that their opposition to the proposed sugar importation was “politically” charged, claiming that their stance has been “factual” and “legal.” Various sugar industry stakeholders, including former and current SRA board members, said their opposition to…