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BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Sugar producers have sought an explanation from the Sugar Regulatory Administration on how it arrived at the proposed importation of ....
BACOLOD CITY - The Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations Inc. (Confed) has expressed optimism about the move of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address the soaring prices of fertilizers. In a statement here on Thursday, Confed national president Raymond Montinola said they welcome the plan of the Chief Executive, who also sits as the agriculture secretary, to consider a government-to-government (G2G) fertilizer purchase. "There is now a concrete plan of action from the Department of Agriculture in response to our request since August last year, and that is the importation of fertilizer via a G2G program," he said. Montinola, who is based in this city, the capital of the top sugar-producing province of Negros Occidental, said they had a similar proposal when fertilizer costs skyrocketed and more than doubled above the year-ago level. He said that Confed had been advocating for the G2G program since it is a more reliable and affordable way to purchase fertilizers. Wit ....
Sugar producers want government to government importation of farm inputs to prevent profiteering, subsidies for farmers, and the removal or suspension of the excise tax and value-added tax on imports and product sales ....
WE the undersigned representatives of farmers, fishers, workers, civil society organizations and the private sector reiterate our urgent plea to the Senate to reject, or at the very least defer any decision on, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement. The Senate and the general public have been fed with false… ....