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Underspending: Sen. Cynthia Villar (fourth from left) questions representatives of Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on their alleged failure to implement the Sugar Industry Development Act, or Republic Act 10659, during the Committee on Agriculture and Food hearing Thursday, August 15. Villar, committee chair, said the budget supposed to be allocated under SIDA has declined considerably since it took effect on April 15, 2015. Also in photo are (from left) Sens. Christopher Lawrence Go, Ronald dela Rosa, Francis Tolentino Nancy Binay and Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri. (PRIB Photo by Alex Nuevaespaña/15 August 2019)