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