Investors establishing a sugar factory in 2010 onwards are allowed to partially import raw sugar so that it becomes easier to kick-start their own plantation.
The initiative has been developed as a part of the Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation's advocacy to promote business education for both the Chamber's members and non-members.
The outcome lessens the risk of an anti-establishment shock on the scale of Britain's vote to quit the European Union with Macron widely tipped to win the final vote and keep France in the union.
China is the largest national producer and makes far more steel than it consumes, selling the excess output overseas, often undercutting domestic producers.
First-quarter growth was the fastest since the third quarter of 2015, with March data showing investment, retail sales, factory output and exports all grew faster than expected.