Para kay Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Robert Ace Barbers hindi na kailangan pang magtalaga ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ng full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary.
Aniya nakikita naman kung gaano katutok at passionate ang Pangulo sa pagresolba sa sektor ng agrikultura kaya hindi dapat pwersahin na ibigay o ipagkatiwala ito sa iba.
“President Marcos is obviously passionate about his quest to solve the problems of the agriculture sector. He has made this his personal mission. So why force him to hand over the DA to somebody else? As they say, if it ain’t broke, why fix it?” saad ni Barbers.
Ang maaari aniyang gawin ng Chief Executive ay magtalaga ng kaniyang “lieutenant” na maaasahan at mapagkakatiwalaan para makatuwang sa pagpapatupad ng kaniyang mga plano sa DA.
“The most that he can do is to designate a trusted person that could serve as his number one lieutenant at the DA. Having this person on hand will hasten the implementation of the President’s directives while he tends to his other pressing duties,” dagdag ni Barbers.
Ayon pa kag Barbers, epektibo si Pang. Marcos Jr.bilang tagapamuno ng DA lalo at halos natupad na nito ang kaniyang pangako na ibaba ang presyo ng bigas sa ₱20.
Sa kasalukuyan kasi ay makakabili ng bigas sa Kadiwa stores sa halagang ₱25.
Maliban pa ito sa paghabol ng gobyerno sa cartel na nagpataas sa presyo ng sibuyas.
“For me, the President has earned the right and the good will to remain as DA secretary. So let him stay and do his thing. It’s his prerogative anyway. He just needs an assistant-slash-lieutenant at the agency. At any rate, President Marcos can expect the House to support his endeavors toward improving the state of agriculture in the Philippines,” pagtatapos ng mambabatas. | ulat ni Kathleen Jean Forbes
