Senator Grace Poe said the full force of the law must be brought upon all sugar hoarders creating artificial shortage and jacking up the price of the commodity in the country.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin Tulfo has been working on refining its guidelines to immediately provide assistance to individuals in crisis.
Senator Loren Legarda eyes the promotion of the country's weaving industry as she filed a senate bill to empower weavers and develop the local textile industry.