INAKUSAHAN ni Acting Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Dave Alba ang mga soft drinks manufacturers na nagla-lobby sa Kongreso para payagan ang liberalisasyon ng pag-aangkat ng asukal.
“Lobby groups are active in those Houses as well and just yesterday, the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food in Congress was reported in the media saying that the beverage industry should have its separate sugar importation orders so as not to affect the price in the local market,” sabi ni Alba sa kanyang talumpati sa Philippine Sugar Technologists Association, Inc. (PHILSUTECH) Convention sa SMX, Bacolod City ngayong Huwebes.
Ito’y sa harap ng panawagan ng Coca-Cola na payagan sila na makapag-angkat ng 450,000 metric tons ng asukal.
Nauna nang kinumpirma ng Coca-Cola na nagsara muna ang ilang planta nito dahil sa kakulangan ng premium refined bottler grade sugar na ginagamit sa paggawa ng soft drinks.
