DSWD releases aid to over 53,000 sugar farmers, workers in Negros

Inquirer.net - Oct 19, 2026

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed P553.89 million in financial assistance to 53,829 sugarcane farmers and farm workers affected by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation across Negros Island as of Oct. 16. DSWD Regional Director Arwin Razo said Monday that the beneficiaries included

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