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COTABATO CITY, May 19 (PNA) – Local officials in Maguindanao and North Cotabato have lauded the decision of incoming President Rody Duterte to name a farmer from Mindanao to head the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Duterte has named former North Cotabato Gov. Emmanuel Pinol to head the DA with a marching orders that he will ensure affordable food for the Filipino people and that no corruption in DA.
First to greet Pinol was his closest and longtime political rival in North Cotabato governorship, Emmlou Mendoza, who said Pinol was the right man for DA he being a true farmer.
“The appointment of of Gov. Pinol to the agriculture department made me proud as Cotabatenia” Mendoza said in her FB post.
Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu also lauded Duterte’s decision to name a true-bloodied farmer in his incoming cabinet.
“This is very positive for us Maguindanaoons. This will mean very close linkages between our farmers and the department to be managed soon by someone from a province close to us,” Mangudadatu said Thursday.
Danda Juanday, Cotabato City administrator, said it would be easier for local officials to transact with the department with Piñol as the secretary because he knows the job well.
Piñol said he would focus on vital programs needed to improve the productivity of farmers and bring local products to the world market, especially processed rubber and palm oil.
“Our farmers are complaining of very low prices in both raw and processed rubber despite the very high demand for it in the Philippines and abroad,” he said, adding he has already designed a program to address farmers’ woes. (PNA)
COTABATO CITY, May 19 (PNA) – Local officials in Maguindanao and North Cotabato have lauded the decision of incoming President Rody Duterte to name a farmer from Mindanao to head the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Duterte has named former North Cotabato Gov. Emmanuel Pinol to head the DA with a marching orders that he will ensure affordable food for the Filipino people and that no corruption in DA.
First to greet Pinol was his closest and longtime political rival in North Cotabato governorship, Emmlou Mendoza, who said Pinol was the right man for DA he being a true farmer.
“The appointment of of Gov. Pinol to the agriculture department made me proud as Cotabatenia” Mendoza said in her FB post.
Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu also lauded Duterte’s decision to name a true-bloodied farmer in his incoming cabinet.
“This is very positive for us Maguindanaoons. This will mean very close linkages between our farmers and the department to be managed soon by someone from a province close to us,” Mangudadatu said Thursday.
Danda Juanday, Cotabato City administrator, said it would be easier for local officials to transact with the department with Piñol as the secretary because he knows the job well.
Piñol said he would focus on vital programs needed to improve the productivity of farmers and bring local products to the world market, especially processed rubber and palm oil.
“Our farmers are complaining of very low prices in both raw and processed rubber despite the very high demand for it in the Philippines and abroad,” he said, adding he has already designed a program to address farmers’ woes. (PNA)