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The sugar imports arrived at the Batangas port on February 15, before Sugar Order No. 6 was signed.
However, she did not name which among these sugar importers was flagged down earlier on another government sugar importation issue.Hontiveros said that based on the information she got from producer organizations and independent sources, 260 20-foot containers imported by All-Asian Countertrade Inc. arrived in the country from Thailand on February 9.
The senator also showed a draft undated memorandum order which indicated that the importers are to be given allocations even before the issuance of the said sugar order.
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