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BACOLOD CITY - Acting Administrator David John Thaddeus Alba has lauded the 41-percent increase in the annual budget of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) for the year 2023. "We welcome the budget increase for SRA for next year's utilization as the industry is in dire need of programs to be implemented so we can increase productivity," Alba said in a statement on Monday. From a budget of PHP712.2 million this year, SRA will receive PHP1 billion next year. He said with higher allocation, there will be more funds for research and development programs and support services for small farmers, particularly those in block farming, that will boost the national government's thrust on food security. Alba said they also welcome the PHP19.5-billion fund for fertilizer support after prices of fertilizers have tripled in the last three years. "We hope that sugar farmers and all the others in (the) agriculture industry will benefit from this earmarked program," he a ....

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