David John Thaddeus Alba had barely warmed his seat as administrator of the embattled Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) when he suddenly resigned, just as the Senate was about to investigate the latest controversial importation of 440,000 metric tons of sugar. Given the questionable timing, it's easy to understand why Alba's resignation a mere seven months into his term — supposedly for 'health reasons' — was met with intense skepticism, and triggered even more questions about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the sugar import order.

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