This time, Marcos okays 150,000 MT sugar imports

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     This time, Marcos okays 150,000 MT sugar imports After much controversy, the Philippines is importing sugar after all. Malacañang on Thursday announced that President Marcos and industry stakeholders have agreed to import up to 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar to address the shortage in local supply.     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Bakers’ turn to ask for price increase The Philippine Baking Industry Group says it will submit to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) this week or the next a request for a P4 increase in the price of bread to help its members recover the higher cost of ingredients. However, the DTI notes that any new petition will have to wait until the next publication of its suggested retail price bulletin as the latest one was just issued days ago.   LEAVE SOME OF IT The National Commission for Culture and the Arts is forced to act quickly on Thursday to save the most valued parts of the prewar Capitol Theater in Manila, after noting "considerable damage" to the facade. A developer was been given the go-signal to build a high-rise residential project at the site, but on the condition that it retain the old  facade (inset) and tower. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ   Cebu City riverside dwellers must go Following massive floods last week, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama ordered the removal of shanties and other structures encroaching on the banks of the city’s seven major rivers. The obstructions were blamed for impeding water flow during heavy rains. At least 14,000 families would have to leave, and local officials said they would be relocated to temporary shelters at the city’s South Road properties.   WATCH   Opinion: Books as enemy of the state? Academics and culture experts have asked why the government is so afraid of books and the ideas they espouse that may be critical of its official line to move to censor the public’s reading list. Citing different ideologies in books is not the same as agreeing with them, they added. Words are not actions, another writer contended. The KWF’s order signals the ‘death of scholarship,’ one poet and screenwriter said.         © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe