Sugarcane pest spreads to 23 towns in Iloilo

ILOILO CITY—The provincial government of Iloilo has intensified efforts to contain the spread of the red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI), a destructive sugarcane pest that has now affected more than 7,000 hectares (ha) of plantations across 23 towns in the province. Members of the Provincial Community Defense Cluster, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office