BACOLOD CITY — Sugar industry stakeholders have agreed to form a national ad hoc committee to coordinate the government’s response to the worsening infestation of the Red Striped Soft Shell Insect (RSSI), a labor leader said. Roland de la Cruz, president of the National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP), said the proposal was agreed upon during First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos’ meeting with sugar industry stakeholders in Bacolod City on Aug. 14. The committee would adopt a whole-of-government approach to address the infestation, strengthen diagnostics, and ensure timely and transparent interventions, de la Cruz said. […]...Keep on reading: Sugar stakeholders agree to form panel vs RSSI infestation