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The country’s sugar production may decrease to one million tons next year if the infestation caused by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) on sugarcane plantations in the Visayas will not be contained, according to the United Federation of Sugar Producers.

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The country has banned the importation of bioethanol feedstock, including molasses and other sugar products, the Sugar Regulatory Administration said.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808913 [AuthorName] => Adrian Kenneth Halili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2527029 [Title] => Sugar millers back changes to synthetic sweetener law [Summary] =>

Local sugar millers are in favor of amending the country’s regulation on synthetic sweeteners, noting that the continued influx of synthetic sugar substitutes threaten domestic sugar producers.

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Pinaaamyendahan ni Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez ang Republic Act No. 10659 o ang Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015 (SIDA). Ito ay para simulan ang malawakang reporma para patatagin ang industriya ng asukal.

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Many parents associate sugar with special treats that kids love, such as candies, desserts, or soft drinks. But what most people don’t realize is how sugar is woven into everyday food, sometimes in forms that don’t immediately sound like sugar at all.

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Mariing pinabulaanan ni Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez ang kumakalat na ulat sa online na ang isinagawang congressional hearing ang nag-trigger o naging dahilan ng pagbaba sa presyo ng asukal.

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ANG SAMAHAN ng mga magtatanim ng tubo sa Capiz humihingi na ng tulong sa mga Kongresista hinggil sa labis na silang nalulugi dahil sa patuloy na pag-import ng asukal. Dati rati, ang presyo ng asukal ay P2,480 per 50 kilos subalit nang payagan ng Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) ang pag-import nang asukal abay, biglang bumaba ito sa P2,150 ang matindi pa rito ang molasses ay nagkakahalaga ng P16,000 subalit ngayon ay P6,200 na lamang.

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The sun is setting on the Philippine sugar industry but our government refuses to acknowledge it, delaying efforts to transition the poor workers who are dependent on it.

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A group of sugar millers has renewed its call to halt any guaranteed import replenishment scheme for raw sugar, warning that it could drown the local industry in oversupply.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808224 [AuthorName] => Brix Lelis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/15/32024-07-0918-34-14_2026-01-15_18-51-59690_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2500521 [Title] => DA OKs export of 100,000 MT raw sugar to US [Summary] =>

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has approved the export of 100,000 metric tons of raw sugar to the US to lift falling farmgate prices by reducing domestic supplies.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1375272 [AuthorName] => Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/12/1_2026-01-12_19-31-32232_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 2541492
                    [Title] => Pest attack continues to threaten sugar industry
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The country’s sugar production may decrease to one million tons next year if the infestation caused by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) on sugarcane plantations in the Visayas will not be contained, according to the United Federation of Sugar Producers.

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804713 [AuthorName] => Gilbert Bayoran [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/07/11/2_2026-07-11_20-54-51_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2537554 [Title] => Philippines bans imports of bioethanol feedstock [Summary] =>

The country has banned the importation of bioethanol feedstock, including molasses and other sugar products, the Sugar Regulatory Administration said.

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808913 [AuthorName] => Adrian Kenneth Halili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2527029 [Title] => Sugar millers back changes to synthetic sweetener law [Summary] =>

Local sugar millers are in favor of amending the country’s regulation on synthetic sweeteners, noting that the continued influx of synthetic sugar substitutes threaten domestic sugar producers.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808913 [AuthorName] => Adrian Kenneth Halili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/10/6_2026-05-10_21-27-52497_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2525943 [Title] => Industriya ng asukal patatagin - solon [Summary] =>

Pinaaamyendahan ni Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez ang Republic Act No. 10659 o ang Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015 (SIDA). Ito ay para simulan ang malawakang reporma para patatagin ang industriya ng asukal.

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Many parents associate sugar with special treats that kids love, such as candies, desserts, or soft drinks. But what most people don’t realize is how sugar is woven into everyday food, sometimes in forms that don’t immediately sound like sugar at all.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-22 17:50:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807666 [AuthorName] => Dolly Dy-Zulueta [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/12/13/4_2024-12-13_19-20-08290_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2516032 [Title] => Pagbaba sa presyo ng asukal, dahil sa overimportation - Benitez [Summary] =>

Mariing pinabulaanan ni Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez ang kumakalat na ulat sa online na ang isinagawang congressional hearing ang nag-trigger o naging dahilan ng pagbaba sa presyo ng asukal.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2510002 [Title] => Tulungan ang mga magtatanim ng tubo [Summary] =>

ANG SAMAHAN ng mga magtatanim ng tubo sa Capiz humihingi na ng tulong sa mga Kongresista hinggil sa labis na silang nalulugi dahil sa patuloy na pag-import ng asukal. Dati rati, ang presyo ng asukal ay P2,480 per 50 kilos subalit nang payagan ng Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) ang pag-import nang asukal abay, biglang bumaba ito sa P2,150 ang matindi pa rito ang molasses ay nagkakahalaga ng P16,000 subalit ngayon ay P6,200 na lamang.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136333 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804893 [AuthorName] => Bening Batuigas [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2509703 [Title] => Sunset for sugar? [Summary] =>

The sun is setting on the Philippine sugar industry but our government refuses to acknowledge it, delaying efforts to transition the poor workers who are dependent on it.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136475 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2501203 [Title] => Sugar millers nix automatic import privilege [Summary] =>

A group of sugar millers has renewed its call to halt any guaranteed import replenishment scheme for raw sugar, warning that it could drown the local industry in oversupply.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808224 [AuthorName] => Brix Lelis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/15/32024-07-0918-34-14_2026-01-15_18-51-59690_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2500521 [Title] => DA OKs export of 100,000 MT raw sugar to US [Summary] =>

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has approved the export of 100,000 metric tons of raw sugar to the US to lift falling farmgate prices by reducing domestic supplies.

[DatePublished] => 2026-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1375272 [AuthorName] => Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/01/12/1_2026-01-12_19-31-32232_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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