VILLAR DEFENDS SUGAR BILL: Sen. Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, answers queries from Sen. Sergio Osmeña III during the plenary debate on Senate Bill No. 2400 or the Sugarcane Industry Development Act yesterday (Sept. 16). Villar said the measure will create a fund where programs to increase competitiveness of the sugar industry will be sourced.