Cash aid, not aerial spraying needed to fight Negros sugarcane pest

BACOLOD CITY — A labor group has urged government officials in Negros Island to stop what it described as “wasteful” aerial spraying against the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation and instead provide direct cash assistance to thousands of affected sugar farmers and workers. In an open letter released to the media on Monday, Roland

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