Sinag suggests Imee Marcos be made agriculture secretary

Farmers group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) suggested that Senator Imee Marcos be made Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who concurrently sits as Agriculture Secretary, is the senator's brother.

“Sa tingin natin... si Senator Imee ang pwedeng umupo as secretary of agriculture. And at least yung grupong SINAG nakita talaga yung hard work na pagtulong niya sa agricultural sector,” SINAG president Rosendo So said in Mav Gonzales’ “24 Oras” report on Saturday.However, she added that the investigation on agricultural smuggling needed to continue.

“2016 pa yung batas ng agricultural large scale smuggling sa awa ng Diyos wala pang nakakasuhan at tuloy tuloy na nakukulong. Sana matapos na,” said Sen. Marcos.Meanwhile, onions were being used as payment for items that cost P88 and below in a store in Quezon City.The collected onions would be brought to a community pantry.Meanwhile, onion farmers were dismayed that the DA did not consult them on the importation of onions.

“Pinapatay kaming local farmers. Supposed to be, kausapin mo muna kami bago sila mag-apruba ng ano ‘yan, import permit,” Onion Farmers Philippines administrator James Ramos said.“Meron naman tayong kinonsulta na mga magsasaka. Hindi naman natin pinapabayaan sila. Unang-una natin priority ang ating mga magsasaka. Pangalawa po ay dapat din nating matugunan ang hinaing ng ating mga consumer,” Estoperez said.

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