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Clearance fees for imported sugar alternatives take effect February 1

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | 13 days ago

Imported sugar alternatives and other sugar-based products must secure and pay a clearance fee from the Sugar Regulatory Administration...

Business

Philippines to slap P60/MT fee on imported sugar alternatives

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | December 24, 2024 - 12:00am

The government will slap a clearance fee of P60 per metric ton on imported sugar alternatives and other sugar-based products,...

Business

No plan to regulate imports of sugar alternatives – SRA

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | December 12, 2024 - 12:00am

The Sugar Regulatory Administration clarified that its plan to impose clearance fees on imported sugar alternatives is intended...

Business

Sugar price drop alarms sugarcane planters

By Gilbert Bayoran | November 30, 2024 - 12:00am

A large drop in the prices of sugar, or by an average of P100 per 50-kilo bag this week, has prompted sugarcane planters to...

Nation

Sugar alternatives to be slapped with import clearance fees

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | November 28, 2024 - 12:00am

The Sugar Regulatory Administration is inching closer to imposing import clearance fees on sweeteners like glucose and fructose...

Business

P2.2 million smuggled sugar seized in Zamboanga

By Roel Pareño | November 12, 2024 - 12:00am

Up to 900 sacks of suspected smuggled refined sugar worth about P2.2 million were seized at a private shipyard in this city at dawn yesterday.

Nation

DA chief: No sugar imports until mid-2025

By Bella Cariaso | November 11, 2024 - 12:00am

There will be no importation of sugar until mid-2025 as the domestic supply of both raw and refined sugar remains stable and...

Headlines

No sugar MAV next year as stocks remain ample

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | November 5, 2024 - 12:00am

The government will not open the minimum access volume for sugar next year, as the country has ample stocks and retail prices...

Business

Sexy actor na ‘di na masyadong aktibo, hayahay ang buhay sa mayamang bading!

By Gorgy Rula | October 21, 2024 - 12:00am

Balik-booking daw itong si sexy actor na hindi na gaanong visible ngayon.

PSN Showbiz

Sugar output down as milling season starts

By Gilbert Bayoran | October 7, 2024 - 12:00am

Sugar output recorded in the first three weeks of the milling season this year has dropped by 96 percent compared to 2023,...

Nation