Chiz Escudero asks Marcos: Time to appoint full-time DA chief

Senator Francis Escudero has called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to relinquish his concurrent post as Department of Agriculture (DA) chief and instead appoint a full time secretary to lead the agency.

“Siguro ang unang hakbang para matutukan talaga ang Department of Agriculture ay maglagay na ng permanente at full-time na secretary sa departamentong iyan,” Escudero said in a DZBB interview on Sunday (Sept. 24).

“Kung mahalaga talaga iyan, kailangang may full-time at dedicated na kalihim at hindi part-time lamang,” he added.

While the President’s intentions were noble in making agriculture an important issue in his administration, he can only do so much to put an end to the rampant smuggling and hoarding of agricultural goods that jack up prices.

“Maganda ang intensyon ng Pangulo. Ang problema ay iisa lang ang katawan niya, dadalawa lamang ang mga kamay niya at ang 24 oras niya ay 24 oras din nating lahat,” Escudero said.

The President already has a lot on his plate as the country’s chief executive, the senator said.

“Hindi kaya nitong pagtama-tamain na gampanan pa rin niya ang trabaho bilang Pangulo ng bansa na sinu-supervise ang lahat ng departamento,” Escudero said.

“Importante rin naman at matutukan din ang bawat butil, gagamitin ko na ang salitang butil, ng problema na kailangang asikasuhin dito sa Agriculture department,” he added.

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Chiz Escudero asks Marcos: Time to appoint full-time DA chief

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