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Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
READ: SRA chief quits over sugar import mess
Sugar Regulatory Administration or SRA Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica has resigned from this post after a controversial order to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar was made to avert a supposedly looming shortage in the country.
READ: BBM to food makers: Govt to temper sugar prices
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured the country's food manufacturers that the government is exerting effort to temper the rise of sugar prices to keep their businesses running and maintain job security.
READ: Daytime nap may cause hypertension, stroke ‒ study
Chinese researchers have found that increased daytime napping frequency is likely to be a potential causal risk factor for hypertension or ischemic stroke.
READ: Times forum features 2 sustainability experts
Two experts will discuss how sustainability in business promotes organizational innovation, enhances risk management, enables sustainable growth and helps secure feasible conditions for business in the long term in The Manila Times forum titled "Environmental practices for sustained businesses."
READ: Concepcion: PH needs antivirals in its arsenal
With vaccinations in the Philippines slowing down, Go Negosyo founder Jose Ma. "Joey" Concepcion 3rd believes the government must craft other ways to help the country adapt to living with the coronavirus.
READ: DoST to focus on agri, food security
Newly installed Science and Technology chief Renato Solidum Jr. aims to refocus the plans of the Department of Science and Technology or DoST to align with the economic agenda of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
READ: Enrollment top concern received by DepEd
The Department of Education or DepEd reported that enrollment-related matters were the top concern it received on the first day of operations of the Oplan Balik Eskwela-Public Assistance Command Center on Monday.
In regional news,
READ: Illegal numbers game persists
Despite the suspension of its permit to operate the numbers game in the province since January 2022 by former president Rodrigo Duterte, the Peryahang Bayan continues to persist in Oriental Mindoro, the provincial manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said on Tuesday.
In world news,
READ: China's missile fire over Taiwan a 'gorilla in room'
China's recent decision to fire missiles over Taiwan is a "gorilla in the room" that has to be contested, a top United States military commander said on Tuesday.
READ: Ammo depot fire, blasts rattle Crimea
The world's attention on Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday turned anew to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula where a mysterious ammunition storage fire, and explosions that injured two people, was the second incident of its kind in a week to shake Russia's sensitivities.
In business,
READ: PH, France eyeing more projects
The Philippines and France are eyeing to extend cooperation over a wide range of economic and social initiatives such as agriculture and climate change, according to the Department of Finance.
And in sports,
READ: Meralco, SMB shoot for finals berth History or legacy?
One team is chasing history. Another squad is trying to restore its legacy. But only one of them can fulfill its destiny.
Rigoberto Tiglao and Fr. Ranhilio Aquino are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.
Tiglao quotes
READ: ES Rodriguez: We asked SRA to justify imports; they couldn't
Fr. Aquino decries
READ: The farce of research output
In The Times editorial, it is analyzed how
READ: Grim poverty data show recovery still a long way off
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This is Dafort Villaseran reporting. Have a great day ahead.