Reinstated Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio S. Sebastian will lead the national government’s programs for the rice sector, with the aim of improving the country’s self-sufficiency level. Know more:
Reinstated Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio S. Sebastian will lead the national government’s programs for the rice sector, with the aim of improving the country’s self-sufficiency level.
Sebastian is now the sixth undersecretary of the agriculture department under the leadership of Marcos, according to the agency’s web site. Under the Bersamin’s memorandum dated February 8, part of Sebastian’s duties and functions is “overseeing the implementation of government plans, policies, programs, and projects addressing rice industry development.”
He will also have the power to approve any recruitment and deployment of the necessary staff complement, which shall be charged against the rice budget of the DA. “All agencies, offices, divisions, services, and bureaus, including government-owned or -controlled corporations, attached to the DA, are hereby directed to provide the necessary support and assistance to the Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development for the effective implementation of programs, projects and activities relative to the promotion and development of the rice industry,” Bersamin said in the memorandum.
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