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A scheme to smuggle sugar into the country using "recycled import permits" was uncovered after Malacañang ordered a series of inspections on warehouses suspected to be hoarding sugar.
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Malacañang disclosed on Friday, Aug. 19, that a shipment of 7,021 metric tons of sugar
(Photo courtesy of BOC Public Information and Assistance Division) MANILA - The seizure of about 7,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar at the Subic Port in Zambales is a confirmation of reports reaching the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) that Sugar Order (SO) No. 4, which was disapproved by Malacanang, could have been used as cover for sugar smuggling. But since SO 4 was scrapped, those behind the attempted smuggling of 140,000 bags of sugar in Subic have resorted to using "recycled import permits," which refer to permits for old allocations, such as those issued by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) for Sugar Order No. 3 approved last February. Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez earlier raised suspicion on why the SRA could not account for the 63,000 MT of sugar, which was the balance from the 200,000 MT under SO 3 approved by the Sugar Regulatory Board. Reports reaching the OES indicated that a similar modus using "recycled import permits" resulted in