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Mura ang asukal, mahal ang pagdurusa!

By Butch M. Quejada | 10 days ago

Hindi makatarungang sabihing mahal ang paggawa sa tubuhan habang ang mga kamay na nagbubuhat ng asukal sa ating hapag ay patuloy na kinakapos sa sahod. Ito ang matinding babala ng Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura...

Punto Mo

P30 million cloud-seeding brings hope to Visayas sugar farms

By Gilbert Bayoran | 13 days ago

 As the Visayas sugar industry braces for the looming threat of a projected super El Niño, a much-needed dose...

Headlines

Huwag magpakabusog

By Dr. Willie T. Ong | October 29, 2026 - 12:00am

Ang pagkain ng labis ay nagdudulot nang masamang epekto dahil nahihirapan ang ating katawan na tunawin ito.

PSN Opinyon

Sugar industry stakeholders seeking hike in mill gate price

By Gilbert Bayoran | October 28, 2026 - 12:00am

Saying they are operating below production costs, stakeholders  in the sugar industry and labor groups are urging...

Nation

SRA keen on retaining lower taxes for sugary drinks

By Adrian Kenneth Halili | October 27, 2026 - 12:00am

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is pushing to retain lower tax rates for sugary beverages, warning that higher levies...

Business

Sugar millers to DOF: Reconsider proposed increase in beverage tax

By Adrian Kenneth Halili | October 21, 2026 - 12:00am

Local sugar millers have warned that a proposed hike in sweetened beverage taxes could undermine the country’s sugar...

Business

‘All sugar output should be reserved for domestic use’

By Adrian Kenneth Halili | October 4, 2026 - 12:00am

Local sugar producers have urged government to reserve all output for domestic use, citing a projected decline in supply and...

Business

Sugar output at risk from pest infestation

By Adrian Kenneth Halili | September 4, 2026 - 12:00am

The country’s sugar production could decline by 10 percent for the incoming milling season due to the continued effects...

Business

Philippines may not export sugar to US this year

By Adrian Kenneth Halili | September 3, 2026 - 12:00am

The Philippines may not export sugar to the United States this year due to production constraints in local sugarcane, according...

Business

Farmers see higher mill prices as sweetener imports tighten

By Adrian Kenneth Halili | September 1, 2026 - 12:00am

Local sugar producers are hopeful of better millgate prices as the government tightens imports of artificial sweeteners, according...

Business