More groups press Marcos to act on ‘sugar crisis’

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Panay Federation of Sugarcane Farmers Inc. (PanayFed) and the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) have joined calls for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to urgently act on proposals to address the “worsening sugar industry crisis.” The groups backed recommendations put forward by the Confederation of Sugar Producers