Sugar farmers, workers seek audit of RSSI funds as pest continues to ravage Negros farms

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An RSSI-raved sugar farm in EB Magalona, Negros Occidental.

Edilberto Nallos

At least 16,019 hectares of sugar farms on Negros Island, mostly in Negros Occidental, are affected by red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) reinfestation

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is now in “hot water” over the P206.4 million it reportedly spent to parry the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation since last year.