Tag: importation

Marcos Jr., says PHL can import 150K tons of sugar by October if supplies are not enough

2 SRA execs resign after controversy erupts around Sugar Order no. 4 which Palace says PBBM did not approve (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., said he is amenable to the importation of at least 150,000 tons of sugar by October if stocks are not enough. In his vlog on Sunday, August 14, the President said the government could import a fair amount of sugar by October at 150,000 metric tons, or half […]

Agri dep’t to import 60K metric tons of fish to avert fish supply shortfall this first quarter

Says projected supply shortfall due in part to damage to fisheries subsector after typhoon “Odette”   (Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it would import around 60,000 metric tons of small pelagic fish such as galunggong (round scad), sardines and mackerel “to plug projected fish supply shortfall in the first quarter of 2022.” In a statement, the DA said Agriculture Secretary William Dar had already signed the Certificate of Necessity to Import […]

Roque: PHL looking to import cheaper diesel from Russia

(Eagle News) — The Philippines is looking to import diesel from Russia. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, based on a report from Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) has taken steps to do just that to help mitigate the effects of the rising prices in fuel. “Ang landed cost po dito kasama na ‘yung cost, insurance and freight sa Pilipinas is estimated only to be between ₱25 to ₱27,” Roque said. He said, […]

Taguba camp says a gov’t official wants him dead; asks court to reconsider its decision on his detention in Manila City Jail

(Eagle News) — Citing threats to his life, Mark Taguba, one of the personalities charged in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess, on Monday asked the court to reconsider its decision to have him detained at the Manila City Jail. In a very urgent motion for reconsideration filed before Branch 46 of the Manila Regional Trial Court, Taguba, through his lawyer, asked that he be  given detention in the National Bureau of Investigation detention […]

President Duterte fires undersecretary; Says two more to follow

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday revealed he had fired another government official, an undersecretary, only days after he sacked a member of his Cabinet. Duterte made the revelation during a speech at the Grand Harvest Festival of the Seh Leng Agritech Corporation in Talavera,  Nueva Ecija. “Sabi ko kanina..tawagan mo..She’s fired. So pangalawa siya,” he said. The first official who was sacked this week was Department of the Interior and Local Government chief […]