MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros is unhappy about the Sugar Regulatory Administration's (SRA) plan to sell confiscated smuggled sugar at Kadiwa stores. For the opposition legislator, it seemed inappropriate to profit from goods that were obtained through illegal means. She suggested it would be better to give the confiscated sugar for free to Filipinos in need and victims of calamities through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The SRA plans to sell at least 4,000 metric tons of smuggled sugar seized by authorities in Kadiwa stores for around P70 a kilo.

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