Despite calls by some quarters for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to appoint a full-time agriculture secretary so he can focus on his position as the Chief Executive. Know more:
DESPITE calls by some quarters for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to appoint a full-time agriculture secretary so he can focus on his position as the Chief Executive, a business leader insists that it is an advantage to have the President at the helm as it gives him a better position to analyze the challenges in agriculture.
Lim said the government must also give importance to agriculture not only for food security but for exports, in order to boost the overall economy. “Our current agriculture budget is so small that we can’t develop a good program for agriculture,” Lim said. Lim said the amount is not enough as the country needs to pursue several agricultural activities such as seed production.Meanwhile, professor Anna Malindog-Uy, vice president for external affairs of the Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute, thinks it is high time for the President to appoint a full-time agriculture secretary to enable him to focus more on his job as Chief Executive.
Despite its success, the recent state visit to Beijing needs a follow-through and an effort to stick with the agreements to ensure the investment pledges worth $22.8 billion would materialize. “We need China more than China needs us,” Malindog-Uy said.
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