Stay updated with breaking news from Victor teng chua. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has earned praises from several lawmakers for his efforts to bring down sugar prices. This was after Robinsons Supermaket, SM Supermarket, and Puregold Price Club heeded Marcos' call to offer sugar to their consumers at a lower cost. Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez' series of talks with owners of the country's leading supermarkets resulted in the agreement to reduce sugar prices to PHP70 per kg. Reacting to the latest development, San Jose del Monte City Lone District Rep. Florida Robes said on Saturday that the consumers and farmers are "winning." She noted that Marcos' initiatives to address concerns over the sugar supply in the country prove that smugglers and hoarders would never succeed. "The series of determined moves that the President initiated to address an impending sugar crisis turned the tables against agricultural smugglers and food hoarders," said Robes, who chairs the House of Representative ....
Government forces led by the Bureau of Customs (BOVC) seized around P220 million worth of imported sugar in two separate operations in Pampanga and Bulacan on Thursday, Aug. 18. BOC acting commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the two operations were part of the intensified campaign to run after tho ....