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(Interaksyon) “He (Marcos) is the chairman of the Sugar Regulatory Board and denied this in no uncertain terms,” Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a statement, after the regulator issued a notice of approval of the purchase plan.

The notice was posted on the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) website on Wednesday afternoon but was later taken down.

The plan that was initially announced was to purchase both raw and refined sugar, with the SRA notice saying cargoes must arrive no later than Nov. 30.

Raw sugar output in the crop year ending Aug. 31 is expected at 1.8 million tonnes, 16% lower than the production from the previous season, resulting in a substantial inventory decline, the SRA said.

Retail sugar prices have climbed due to limited local supply, adding pressure on inflation that soared to a near four-year high in July, dampening consumer spending in the second quarter.

In June the SRA said the supply situation had worsened, citing crop damage from a typhoon back in December, unfavorable weather and legal issues that had hampered previously-approved sugar importation.

The Philippines is not a regular sugar importer, but when necessary it usually buys from Thailand, the world’s second-largest exporter after Brazil… Read More

(The Manila Times) FISHERS’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Tuesday urged Environment Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga to order the permanent closure of the controversial Dolomite Beach in Manila after the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) blamed the pumping stations attached to the synthetic white beach as the main cause of flooding in some parts of Manila amid the heavy rains.

“This is all the more reason to demand the immediate shutdown of this ill-conceived project. Not only did it cost us hundreds of millions, but the dolomite beach has proven to be environmentally unfeasible and a disaster,” Pamalakaya National Chairman Fernando Hicap said.

He called on the new leadership of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to heed their call and probe its previous officials who were behind the project.

“DENR Secretary Yulo-Loyzaga should acknowledge that the dolomite beach is a farce and an ultimate failure. She should totally scrap this project and instead focus on actual restoration of marine biodiversity of Manila Bay,” he added.

Hicap added that Yulo-Loyzaga should focus on the rehabilitation of Manila Bay instead of an aesthetic makeover like the beach nourishment project… Read More

(GMA News) Users in the Philippines may still do live selling through Facebook, social media giant Meta has said.

Meta, the operator of Facebook, made the clarification after it announced that it will remove the live shopping feature on Facebook starting on October 1.

The company said the “Live Shopping” tool was not made available in the Philippines and was only available in select countries.

With this, Meta shared that users in the Philippines can continue to do live selling using Facebook Live… Read More

(Pep) Itinuturing ni Alfred Vargas na malaking karangalan ang sinabi noon ni Cherie Gil na itinuturing siya ng veteran actress bilang isa sa mga paborito nitong kapareha.

Tandang-tanda pa ni Alfred na December 16, 2019 nang i-post ni Cherie sa Instagram ang litrato nila.

Ang nilagay na caption ni Cherie: “Happy to reunite with one of my favorite leading men and friend.”

Nagkatrabaho sila sa Kaputol, ang award-winning movie na pinagbidahan nina Cherie at Alfred. Si Alfred din ang producer ng pelikula.

“Hindi ko in-expect ang Instagram post niya noon. Naturally, isa talaga siyang kaibigan na masarap kasama at kakuwentuhan.

“World premiere yun ng Kaputol when she posted it. It made me very happy to be called one of her favorite leading men,” ang pahayag ni Alfred sa PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) nang balikan niya ang kuwento ng pagsisimula ng pagiging magkaibigan nila ni Cherie… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — Poor senior citizens won’t be getting doubled pensions anytime soon as funding for it is not part of this year’s spending program, the Department of Finance said Monday.

Speaking to CNN Philippines’ One on One: The President’s Men and Women, DOF chief Benjamin Diokno said the law increasing the amount indigent seniors receive from ₱500 to ₱1,000 will cost the government around ₱50 billion

“Sen. Joel [Villanueva] is right: they don’t know where we will get that kind of money. In that case, we will still go through the process of really clearing up the list of who should be entitled to this. The data is not very clean. We have to go through that process,” Diokno explained.

“That will be addressed by the budget in future years, not this year because certainly that is not in the budget for this year,” added the economic official… Read More

(Interaksyon) Social media users are falling for a satirical university for its online materials that made it look like a legitimate academic institution.

The satire-meme page called the International State College of the Philippines (ISCP) recently trended on Twitter and Facebook for its witty course offerings and announcements that use a similar layout as the ones being posted by registered schools.

TV host Kim Atienza, also known as Kuya Kim, was among those who got tricked into thinking the ISCP was a real academic institution… Read More

(SunStar) THE director and writer of the controversial film “Maid in Malacañang” said he had nothing to apologize for despite some people taking offense at a scene in his film.

Darryl Yap, who was in Cebu with the cast on Saturday, August 6, 2022, for the film’s local premiere, also urged his critics to watch the film first before judging it.

“For the people asking for boycott and for sorry, for them that are waiting for me to apologize to them, I’m sorry but I cannot apologize for the hurt that was taken voluntarily,” Yap said during a presser held at the Bai Hotel in Mandaue City.

Yap said despite the calls from critics to boycott the film, people still went to see the film.

“It (earned) P63 million in three days. I don’t think the people, naririnig nila ang pag-boycott (heard the calls for a boycott),” Yap said… Read More

(Kuwait Times) MANILA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr Saturday in a bid to bolster the countries’ “strong” alliance, as China conducts military drills around Taiwan. Blinken is the most senior US official to visit the Philippines-a treaty-bound ally of the United States-since Marcos took office.

“The alliance is strong and I believe can grow even stronger,” Blinken told Marcos at the presidential palace. Marcos hailed the “special relationship” between the two countries. The United States has a security pact with the Philippines, and has backed the Southeast Asian nation in increasingly heated disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea.

Blinken’s meeting with Marcos came after China launched a series of military exercises around Taiwan that the United States has condemned. On Saturday, the third day of the war games, Taiwan accused the Chinese military of simulating an attack on its main island as they deployed fighter jets and warships just 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the Philippines.

The drills came in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which prompted fury in China. Marcos said Pelosi’s visit demonstrated the existing “intensity” of the conflict, rather than adding to tensions.

In virtual talks with his Philippine counterpart Enrique Manalo, Blinken said the United States was “determined to act responsibly” to avoid a crisis. “Maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is vital not only for Taiwan but for the Philippines and many other countries,” Blinken told reporters after the meeting… Read More