Escudero to Marcos: Pick full-time DA chief

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Sep 26, 2023 12:18 am

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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