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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. answers question directed to him by the members of the Palace media during a press briefing at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang, Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday urged President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to address the “deeply problematic” leadership of the Department of Agriculture by appointing a new chief amid the sugar importation mess which the opposition lawmaker said is just the “tip of the iceberg” of the issues hounding the agency.

 

Upon assuming the presidency, Marcos took the agriculture portfolio saying there is a need to arrest rapidly rising food prices.

 

But controversy hit the Sugar Regulatory Administration, an attached agency of the DA, with officials of the regulatory body allowing the importation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar supposedly without the president’s go signal.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/18/2203512/marcos-urged-appoint-new-agriculture-chief-amid-sugar-mess

 

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