MANILA, Philippines -- Sugar farm employees and small planters on Friday held a protest in Batangas following the abrupt closure of the Central Azucarera de Don Pedro Inc. (CADPI), said the farmers' group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Friday. The CADPI's sugar farm workers and small planters, one of Luzon's largest producers of raw sugar, discarded rotting sugarcane that they were unable to grind due to the permanent mill shutdown. According to KMP, on December 15, 2022, the company filed for permanent closure after facing operational and financial difficulties that impacted the local sugar sector in Batangas. The shutdown impacted 10,980 hectares of sugarcane la...Keep on reading: Sugar workers, planters protest mill shutdown in Batangas