On 27 March 2023, PAGASA  received a hard copy of the letter from the Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee Sen. Francis Tolentino's Office in reply to PAGASA's request to immediately look into the cases of smuggled sugar into our ports & to act swiftly on replenishing the market with white refined sugar at more affordable prices. For the record, PAGASA signified to this Office and that of the Senate President to act quickly in behalf of the Buying Public for an item as basic as white sugar to be priced at more affordable levels than the average pricing of P108.00 per kilo.