Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) administrator David John Thaddeus Alba has resigned amid the controversial importation of 440,000 metric tons of sugar. Know more:
SUGAR Regulatory Administration administrator David John Thaddeus Alba has resigned amid the controversial importation of 440,000 metric tons of sugar.
For his part, National Federation of Sugarcane Planters President Enrique Rojas said, “we praise his decision to resign, if he reasonably feels that he is simply being manipulated to commit acts or omissions, which are disadvantageous and grossly damaging to the sugar industry.” In a memorandum dated February 27, Panganiban tasked AIba to issue the necessary documentation to three importers — All Asian Countertrade Inc. , Edison Lee Marketing and S&D SUCDEN Philippines Inc. .
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