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Business > Top Business
Govt urged to upgrade refinery industry
By Tiziana Celine Piatos
Aug 27, 2022 12:25 am

THE American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) has urged the Philippines to upgrade its refining industry to solve the sugar crisis in the country.

During the business group's 120th anniversary celebration late Wednesday evening, AmCham Philippines Executive Director Ebb Hinchliffe told reporters that the country is facing a shortage in sugar supply.

NO SOFT DRINKS? Bottles of Coca-Cola products on sale at a sari-sari (variety) store in San Pedro, Laguna. According to representatives from Coca-Cola and Pepsi Philippines, there may be no soft drinks sold in stores by the middle or late in September so as long as the sugar crisis is not resolved. The American Chamber of Commerce is urging the government to upgrade its refining industry to address this problem. PHOTO BY AARON RONQUILLO

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