Philippines imports sugar

Philippines imports sugar

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AFP): Some 46,000 metric tons of
imported sugar are to arrive in the Philippines in November as
part of government efforts to avert a looming shortage, President
Joseph Estrada said Sunday.

Estrada said the government had authorized the import of the
sugar last month as depleted stocks will only last until October
or November.

"By that time, the 46,000 tons imported will be arriving," he
told news conference here.

He dismissed allegations made by a senator that a cartel
controlled the sugar industry here.