Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. ruled out a major revamp in the Department of Agriculture after the Ombudsman relieved the heads of the National Food Authority and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. ruled out a major revamp in agencies of the Department of Agriculture after the Office of the Ombudsman relieved the heads of the National Food Authority and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
The former NFA administrator’s case happened early this year while the case of director Escoto happened in 2017. It's just unfortunate that the orders of the Ombudsman were issued one after the other,” Tiu Laurel said.He said the order removing BFAR director Escoto, who was earlier tasked to head the review of the disposition of NFA rice buffer stocks in recent years, shouldn’t have a major impact on the investigation which should be completed in the coming weeks.
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