Pest attack dims start of sugar milling season

Inquirer.net - Oct 2, 2026

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The devastating impact of the red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) cast a long shadow over the country’s sugar industry as the sugarcane milling season begins. Several sugar centrals on Negros Island began milling operations on Monday amid wide expectations the fields may not turn out a bumper harvest due to

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