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Suggested retail price sa asukal, inihirit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 02:02 PM

Nanawagan sa gobyerno ang isang grupo ng mga konsumer at isang opisyal ng Sugar Regulatory Administration na imbestigahan ang mataas na presyo ng asukal at magtakda na ng suggested retail price nito. Read more »

Ilang tindero may taas-presyo sa asukal, lampas sa SRP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 02:27 PM

Nauna nang sinabi ng DTI na kailangan munang maipaliwanag ng Sugar Regulator Administration kung bakit kailangan itaas ang SRP sa asukal. Read more »

Price of branded loaf bread rises by P2: DTI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 01:29 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry said Tuesday it has approved a P2 increase in the price of branded loaf bread. Read more »

Farmers' group questions DOJ's probe into Sagay massacre

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 02:49 PM

MANILA - The National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) on Tueday questioned the Department of Justice's probe into the killing of its members in Sagay, Negros Occidental. Read more »

Justice chief orders deeper NBI probe into Sagay massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 05:27 PM

MANILA - Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Thursday he has directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look "more deeply" into the massacre of 9 farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental last month after it found "no clear indication" of the assailants' identities so far.    Read more »

PNP to probe killing of Sagay farmers' lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 05:30 PM

The Philippine National Police on Wednesday condemned the killing of a lawyer who assisted farmers after the massacre of 9 sugarcane workers in Sagay, Negros Occidental.  Read more »

Duterte tags Reds in Negros farmers’ slay

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 01:18 AM

Duterte alleged that it was the “style” of communists to kill their recruits or comrades and then blame the government for the killings. Read more »

Duterte abolishes Philippine Sugar Corp.

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 02:31 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the abolition of Philippine Sugar Corporation (Philsucor), saying its function is no longer needed. Read more »

2 umano'y recruiter ng sugar workers kinasuhan kaugnay ng Sagay massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 06:30 PM

Sinampahan na ng kaso ng pulisya ang mga umano'y recruiters ng National Federation of Sugar Workers kaugnay ng pagpatay sa siyam na magsasaka noong nakaraang linggo sa Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Read more »

Father of two jailed in France for feeding them on softdrinks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 04:44 PM

The father of two boys, aged three and four, has been jailed in France for feeding them nearly exclusively on Coca-Cola, the children's lawyer said.   Read more »

Masaker sa Negros, sinisi ng opisyal sa grupo ng sugarcane workers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 02:19 PM

Tinukoy ni Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr. ang mga kasamahan ng pinatay na siyam na sugarcane workers sa Sagay City bilang siya umanong utak ng insidente. Itinanggi naman ito ng mga pinagbintangan. Read more »

Rights groups begin probe on massacre of Negros farmers

Rina Chandran, Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 08:46 PM

Philippine rights groups said Wednesday they had begun investigating the killings of nine farmers who had occupied part of a sugar plantation, adding pressure on the government to better protect land activists.   Read more »

Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time

Katell Abiven, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 04:38 PM

The long-time world leader in sugar production is importing the stuff for the first time, and in large amounts, from France after another bad harvest. Read more »

Duterte visit to wake of slain Negros farmers canceled

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 07:57 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte’s scheduled visit on Tuesday to the wake of sugar farmers killed last Saturday in Sagay City, Negros Occidental was canceled due to bad weather. Read more »

Massacre crushed long-time hacienda workers’ dream for son

Inday Espina-Varona
Posted at Oct 22 07:14 PM

Bobstil Sumicad and wife, Evelyn, had high hopes for their youngest child, Marchtil, but they lost him in the Hacienda Nene massacre in Negros Occidental, Sunday. Read more »

'Mga minasaker na magsasaka, di benepisyado ng land redistribution'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 09:35 PM

Hindi mga benepisyado ng Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program ng gobyerno ang siyam na magsasakang pinaslang sa isang hacienda sa Sagay, Negros Occidental, sabi nitong Lunes ng Department of Agrarian Reform. Read more »

Duterte to visit wake of slain Negros farmers

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 01:18 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will visit the wake of sugar farmers who were killed in Sagay City, Negros Occidental last Saturday, his former aide said Monday. Read more »

Church, local execs condemn massacre of Negros sugar workers

Inday Espina-Varona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 08:21 PM

Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the San Carlos Diocese has ordered the social action arm of the Catholic Church to aid survivors of a massacre and the families of nine slain sugar workers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Read more »

Masaker sa Negros: 9 patay sa hacienda ng tubo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 03:45 PM

Patay ang siyam na sugarcane workers matapos pagbabarilin ng mga armadong lalaki sa loob ng isang hacienda sa lungsod ng Sagay, Negros Occidental noong gabi ng Sabado. Read more »

Philippines to import extra 150,000 tons of sugar to tackle inflation

Reuters
Posted at Oct 02 04:45 PM

The Philippines said it would allow traders to import an additional 150,000 tons of raw or refined sugar before the end of the year to bring down local prices, as it battles an inflation rate running at the highest in over nine years. Read more »