. ▁qu ota ▁law ▁on ▁sugar ▁reached ▁its ▁exp iration ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Con sequently , ▁sugar ▁ship ments ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁decl ined ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁A ▁qu ota ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁sugar ▁import ation ▁was ▁renew ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁However ▁sugar ▁alloc ations ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁country ’ s ▁share ▁in ▁sugar ▁trade ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁periods ▁when ▁exports ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁sugar ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁decre ased ; ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁alloc ations ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁sugar ▁was ▁only ▁ 1 3 . 5 ▁percent ▁about ▁half ▁compared ▁to ▁its ▁alloc ations ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁E ff ort s ▁to ▁make ▁alloc ations ▁raised ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁were ▁failed . ▁The ▁im position ▁of ▁new ▁qu ota ▁system ▁for ▁sugar ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁remarkable ▁drop ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁percent ▁in ▁total ▁American ▁imports ▁of ▁sugar ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁resulted ▁to ▁huge ▁loss ▁of ▁sales ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁negative ▁effect ▁was ▁greatly ▁felt ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Neg ros , ▁where ▁sugar ▁industry ▁is ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁employ ment ▁of ▁local ▁farm ▁workers . ▁ ▁Government ▁Mon opol ization ▁( 1 9 7 0 s ) ▁In ▁the ▁ 7 0