PRESS
Posted on September 25, 2023
Courtesy of Digicast
CONFED President Aurelio Gerardo Valderrama, Jr., expressed the federation’s commitment to support CCI France Philippines in its upcoming project that will bring together… → Continue Reading
Posted on August 19, 2023
Courtesy of Inquirer
MANILA -Local sugar groups are opposing the proposal to liberalize the importation of the sweetener, saying the government should instead provide additional support to the struggling industry.
“What sugar producers need is more government programs to boost our production and lower our production costs, and more conducive import and taxation policies, which supports and protects our farmers,” Aurelio Gerardo Valderrama Jr., national president of Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations… → Continue Reading
Posted on July 25, 2023
Courtesy of Manila Times
SUGAR producers are urging the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to reconsider starting the milling season this coming August instead of September, saying that delaying the harvest would compromise sugarcane purity and tonnage.
The Sugar Council, representing thousands of sugarcane farmers from three planter federations, including the Confederation of Sugar Producers’ Associations Inc. (Confed), National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP), and Panay Federation of Sugarcane Farmers (Panayfed) appealed to SRA…→ Continue Reading
Posted on July 25, 2023
Courtesy of Malaya
Planters are asking the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to consider advancing the start of the milling season by a month to August instead of September, saying sugar canes that were planted early need to be harvested soon to avoid a drop in their quality. → Continue Reading
Posted on July 25, 2023
Courtesy of Inquirer
Sugarcane farmers and planters’ federations are asking the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to consider starting the next milling season a month earlier than the original schedule, as hectares of canes would already be due for harvest in August and farmers risk suffering at least 30 days of no fresh income. → Continue Reading
Posted on July 23, 2023
Courtesy of DigicastNegros
The Sugar Council, representing thousands of sugarcane farmers from three planters’ federations, is appealing to the Sugar Regulatory Administration to allow the milling season to start in August, instead of September. → Continue Reading
Posted on July 18, 2023
Courtesy of DigicastNegros
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, July 18, that there is a need for better implementation and strengthening of existing laws to protect the country’s sugar industry… → Continue Reading
Aspartame hazard and risk assessment results released
Posted on July 14, 2023
Courtesy of World Health Organization
Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame are released today by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). Citing “limited evidence” for carcinogenicity in humans, IARC classified aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans (IARC Group 2B) and JECFA reaffirmed the acceptable daily intake of 40 mg/kg body weight… → Continue Reading
Posted on February 22, 2023
Courtesy of DigicastNegros
Leaders of the sugar industry in a joint statement on Wednesday, February 22, called on the House of Representatives and the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to conduct full-blown investigations into the blatant “smuggling” of sugar… → Continue Reading
Events
CONFED IN PAMPANGA AND TARLAC
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
CONFED IN PAMPANGA AND TARLAC
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
MEETING WITH NEW SRA SUGAR BOARD
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
CONFED MEETING WITH SENATOR JV
OCTOBER 14, 2022
location
Manila Office: Apt. 1-C, Legaspi Towers 100, No. 148 Legaspi Village, Makati City.
- Tel. No. +6328817-6362
- Email: condfedofsugar@yahoo.com
Negros Office: Confed bldg., Trafalgar square, Active Zone 15, Talisay City, 6115, Negros Occidental.
- Tel No. +63 34 4456276
- Telefax No. +63 34 4357900
- Email: confednp@yahoo.com
Weather
29°C Posted on February 22, 2023
Courtesy of DigicastNegros
Leaders of the sugar industry in a joint statement on Wednesday, February 22, called on the House of Representatives and the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to conduct full-blown investigations into the blatant “smuggling” of sugar… → Continue Reading