Manila, Feb. 12 -- Another resolution seeking a Senate inquiry into the state of the Philippine sugar industry has been filed with Senator Risa Hontiveros calling for a review of key sugar laws and regulatory policies amid declining competitiveness and persistently high prices.

Hontiveros' Senate Resolution No. 298, filed on Feb. 11, follows an earlier measure introduced by Senator Francis Pangilinan, adding momentum to calls in the chamber to reassess the direction of the sugar sector.

The resolution directs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reforms to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the implementation of the Sugar Industry Development Act and to review the charter and regulations of the Sugar Regu...