Labor group hits Marcos’ silence on wages, sugar industry woes

BACOLOD CITY—The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP-TUCP) issued a mixed assessment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (Sona), praising its immediate economic relief measures while criticizing his silence on wage stagnation and ongoing troubles in the sugar sector.

NACUSIP-TUCP national president Roland de