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(File photo) MANILA - Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) administrator Hermenegildo Serafica has resigned from post following the controversial sugar importation order sans the approval of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Serafica's resignation was confirmed by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles in a press statement on Tuesday. Cruz-Angeles said the resignation of Serafica, as well as SRA board member Roland Beltran, has been accepted. "We confirm the acceptance of Administrator of the Sugar Regulatory Administration Mr. Hermenegildo Serafica's resignation, as well as the resignation of Atty. Roland Beltran of the Sugar Regulatory Board," Cruz-Angeles said. The "immediate" acceptance of their resignation was contained in the two letters dated Aug. 15 and separately sent to Serafica and Beltran. The letters were signed by Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez, on behalf of Marcos. "On behalf of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., I
MANILA - The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability and Committee on Agriculture and Food will conduct a joint motu proprio inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the unauthorized signing of a sugar importation order to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar. This development came after the panels approved House minority leader Marcelino Libanan's motion to convert the briefing into a full-blown congressional probe to determine culpability on the controversial issuance of the resolution without the approval of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "I would like to file a motion that the committees act on this motu proprio so that we can continue investigation on this matter on Thursday, especially on this Sugar Order (SO) No. 4 and related testimonies and investigation to determine what really happened and who has culpability, if any, on this issue," Libanan said. Abang Lingkod party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano pointed out that members of the panels coul