LEADERS of the local sugar industry on Thursday lauded 10 lawmakers for passing a resolution urging the Executive Department to scrap the proposed import liberalization on sugar.

Resolution 1014 was introduced and adopted by Senators Juan Edgardo Angara, Nancy Binay, Joseph Victor Ejercito, Sherwin Gatchalian, Richard Gordon, Loren Legarda, Aquilino Pimentel 3rd, Joel Villanueva, Cynthia Villar and Juan Miguel Zubiri in view of safeguarding the economy and welfare of sugar farmers and industry workers in the country.

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