Senate gives nod to Blue Ribbon sugar probe on second reading
The Senate has approved on second reading the Blue Ribbon Committee report that recommended administrative and criminal charges against a ...
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Ex-sugar execs say consciences ‘clear’ on SO4
Officials behind the signing of the controversial Sugar Order No. 4 (SO 4)—suspended Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian and resigned Sugar ...
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4 DA execs liable for sugar mess
Senate panel seeks graft charges against them but clears ES Rodriguez The Senate Blue Ribbon committee on Thursday recommended the ...
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Senate grills officials linked to sugar importation mess, ES explains side
Senators on Tuesday grilled resigned Agriculture undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian about the unauthorized order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar, ...
Read moreSRA revamp up, probe on
BBM sets move this weekend, Congress tables import mess inquiry A shakeup at the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is imminent, ...
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3 SRA execs out, 1 hangs on
Administrator Serafica latest to quit, board member Valderrama awaits fate Three out of the four officials who signed the unauthorized ...
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Sebastian’s resignation won’t free him from criminal liability—SINAG
The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) on Monday said the resignation of Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian will not shield him ...
Read moreDA exec resigns over sugar import mess, Palace expands probe
An undersecretary in the Department of Agriculture who authorized the importation of 300,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar without the ...
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