SEN. Francis Joseph "Chiz" Escudero on Monday asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary so that the challenges in the agency could be addressed immediately.
Escudero pointed out the need to appoint a "competent alter ego" of the President in the DA to pursue the government's programs, including the administration's campaign against rice smuggling and hoarding.
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