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COA: Customs officials, importer liable for P381-million tariff on 1998 sugar import

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 05:11 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Audit (COA) has ruled that officials of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Iloilo and a sugar importation firm are liable for payment of P381.471-million tariff on raw cane sugar released through the Port of Iloilo in 1998 without duties and taxes. Read more »

Study finds possible link between sugary drinks and cancer

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 11 10:08 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a higher risk of developing cancer, although the evidence cannot establish a direct causal link, researchers said on Thursday. Read more »

Mga naglusot ng higit P60M halaga na asukal at sigarilyo, kinasuhan na ng BOC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 09:15 PM

Nagkakahalagaumano ang mga nasabing kontrabando ng P22.63 milyon na may katumbas na halos P38.6 milyon na buwis. Read more »

RECAP: Sugar Hiccup finale at Route 196

Rick Olivares
Posted at Jun 14 06:47 PM

Sugar Hiccup paid tribute to its small club origins by closing its much-lauded, eventful, and storied run with their final gig and third vinyl launch of their last album, “Closure,” at Route 196.  Read more »

20 toneladang asukal bumuhos sa gilid ng kalsada sa Negros Occidental

Martian Muyco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 10:51 AM

SAGAY CITY - Nasa 20 toneladang asukal ang bumuhos sa gilid ng kalsada dito sa siyudad matapos tumagilid ang isang truck, Biyernes.   Read more »

'Sin tax' on sugary drinks helps cut consumption, study finds

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 07:43 AM

New research backs the argument that "sin taxes" lead to a reduction in consumption, justifying the use of the duties in combating obesity and other health issues, its authors say. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 26, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 11:43 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Customs seizes P60-M smuggled goods from Hong Kong

Manny Palmero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 04:28 PM

Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero joins Customs District Collector Maritess Martin during the presentation of seized smuggled sugar and firecrackers worth 60 million pesos at the New Container Terminal in Subic Bay Freeport on Friday.  Read more »

P60-M worth of misdeclared sugar, firecrackers seized at Subic port

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 12:20 PM

More than 21,000 bags of Thailand refined sugar and over a thousand boxes of firecrackers were seized by the Bureau of Customs on Friday. Read more »

'Sugar walk' ng bata mula Samar, viral sa social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 12:46 AM

Patok ngayon sa social media ang makaagaw-pansing pagrampa ng isang bata mula sa Samar. Read more »

Price cap sa asukal isinusulong ng consumer group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 12:14 AM

Ipinapanukala ng isang consumer group ang pagpataw ng suggested retail price sa asukal. Read more »

Payo ng dentista: Bawasan ang matatamis para iwas-sira sa ngipin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 12:18 PM

Dapat daw iwasan ang pagkain at pag-inom ng matatamis para maiwasang masira ang ngipin. Read more »

Rice prices to go down, sugar stable, trade dept says

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 03:57 PM

The price of the staple grain should go down to P32 per kilo from P39 while sugar prices should stay at P50 to P55 per kilo, Trade Undersecretary Ruth Castello said. Read more »

Presyo ng asukal, hindi dapat tumaas - SRA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 12:49 AM

Ayon sa Sugar Regulatory Administration, sapat ang supply nito kaya hindi dapat tumaas ang presyo. Read more »

One in five deaths worldwide linked to unhealthy diet

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 04 11:14 AM

LONDON - Eleven million deaths worldwide in 2017 were linked to people eating poor diets high in sugar, salt and processed meat that contributed to heart disease, cancer and diabetes, a global study found. Read more »

URC sees double-digit growth in flour business this 2019

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 02:25 PM

It recently inaugurated a P1-billion mill in Davao city, which houses URC’s flour and feed milling and Robina Farms, said president and CEO Irwin Lee. Read more »

Blocked merger 'lost opportunity' for sugar industry in Southern Luzon: RHI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 01:05 PM

RHI said the merger would have stirred productivity for the "extremely under-utilized facilities" of both URC and CADPI. Read more »

Anti-trust body blocks merger of URC, Roxas Holdings' sugar mill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 05:05 PM

MANILA -- The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Thursday said it has blocked the merger between sugar millers Universal Robina Corp (URC) and Roxas Holdings Inc's (RHI) Central Azucarera Don Pedro Inc (CADPI), saying the deal would lead to a monopoly.  Read more »

Gov't may allow more sugar imports once rice tariffs approved

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 10:57 PM

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said sugar is very expensive in the Philippines because the supply is provided by only a few players.  Read more »

7 menor de edad sinagip mula sa pinagtatrabahuhang tubuhan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 01:11 PM

Ibiniyahe mula Antipolo hanggang Batangas ang mga menor de edad para magtrabaho sa isang tubuhan.    Read more »