Sugar Regulatory Administration (Philippines)
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' Sugar Regulatory Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Regulasyon ng Asukal), abbreviated as SRA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture
responsible for promoting the growth and development of the sugar industry through greater participation of the private sector and to improve the working conditions of the laborers.
authorized the Commonwealth President to create the Philippine Sugar Administration (PSA).
After the war, in 1951, the office was renamed the Sugar Quota Administration (SQA). The office undertook the allocation and administration of export, domestic reserve and world sugar quota, issuances of quedan permits, and verifying and recording transfers or assignments of allotments.
In order to improve productivity, the Philippine Sugar Institute (PHILSUGIN) was created on June 16, 1951 under Republic Act
632. The agency was tasked to conduct research work for the sugar industry in all its phases, agricultural and industrial.
Early in the 1960s, relationships between the United States
and Cuba
-- one of the top sugar-producing countries of the world -- became strained. This development proved favorable for the Philippines and the other sugar exporting countries as policies for expansion were issued to the mills and has opened greater areas for sugar cane planting.
In 1977, the Philippine Sugar Commission (PHILSUCOM) was created by virtue of P.D. No. 388 to further bolster the revitalization of the sugar industry. It was amended by P.D. 775 and 1192. The decree integrated the functions of PHILSUGIN, SQA and PNB Philex.
The National Sugar Trading Corporation (Nasutra), an affiliate of PHILSUCOM was then established for the purpose of reinvigorating the industry as a result of the slump brought about by the cancellation of US sugar quota system.
After the EDSA Revolution in 1986, the Aquino administration
through Executive Order 18 established the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Free enterprise trading of sugar is allowed to prevail, although the production of the same should be regulated and supported by an innovative research and development program and a socio-economic program which is primarily the private sector's responsibility. The SRA is mandated to promote the growth and development of the sugar industry through greater and significant participation of the private sector and to improve the working conditions of laborers. Thus, the agency concentrates its efforts on effectively discharging regulatory, R and D socio-economic activities such as the livelihood programs for the sugar workers.
The first sugar board was composed of Arsenio B. Yulo, Jr., as Chairman-Administrator and two Board Members Bibiano C. Sabino and Carlos Ledesma representing the planters and millers respectively.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
' Sugar Regulatory Administration (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Regulasyon ng Asukal), abbreviated as SRA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture (Philippines)
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture , abbreviated as DA, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for boosting the income of farmers as well as reducing the incidence of poverty in the rural sector, as stipulated inthe Government's Medium Term Philippine...
responsible for promoting the growth and development of the sugar industry through greater participation of the private sector and to improve the working conditions of the laborers.
History
On September 16, 1937, the National AssemblyCongress of the Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate , and the House of Representatives although commonly in the Philippines the term congress refers to the latter.The Senate is composed of 24 senators half...
authorized the Commonwealth President to create the Philippine Sugar Administration (PSA).
After the war, in 1951, the office was renamed the Sugar Quota Administration (SQA). The office undertook the allocation and administration of export, domestic reserve and world sugar quota, issuances of quedan permits, and verifying and recording transfers or assignments of allotments.
In order to improve productivity, the Philippine Sugar Institute (PHILSUGIN) was created on June 16, 1951 under Republic Act
Republic Acts of the Philippines
This article contains a partial list of Philippine laws. Philippine laws have had various nomenclature designations at different periods in the history of the Philippines, as shown in the following table:...
632. The agency was tasked to conduct research work for the sugar industry in all its phases, agricultural and industrial.
Early in the 1960s, relationships between the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
-- one of the top sugar-producing countries of the world -- became strained. This development proved favorable for the Philippines and the other sugar exporting countries as policies for expansion were issued to the mills and has opened greater areas for sugar cane planting.
In 1977, the Philippine Sugar Commission (PHILSUCOM) was created by virtue of P.D. No. 388 to further bolster the revitalization of the sugar industry. It was amended by P.D. 775 and 1192. The decree integrated the functions of PHILSUGIN, SQA and PNB Philex.
The National Sugar Trading Corporation (Nasutra), an affiliate of PHILSUCOM was then established for the purpose of reinvigorating the industry as a result of the slump brought about by the cancellation of US sugar quota system.
After the EDSA Revolution in 1986, the Aquino administration
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
through Executive Order 18 established the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Free enterprise trading of sugar is allowed to prevail, although the production of the same should be regulated and supported by an innovative research and development program and a socio-economic program which is primarily the private sector's responsibility. The SRA is mandated to promote the growth and development of the sugar industry through greater and significant participation of the private sector and to improve the working conditions of laborers. Thus, the agency concentrates its efforts on effectively discharging regulatory, R and D socio-economic activities such as the livelihood programs for the sugar workers.
The first sugar board was composed of Arsenio B. Yulo, Jr., as Chairman-Administrator and two Board Members Bibiano C. Sabino and Carlos Ledesma representing the planters and millers respectively.