BIZ BUZZ: What a year for Tiu Laurel

To say that the past year has been eventful for Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is an understatement.

Among others, he had to contend with perennial issues such as rising input costs and food prices as well as natural calamities, plus the lingering problem with the African swine fever.

Despite all this, Tiu Laurel has kept a positive attitude and thanked the DA family, the private sector, international partners, farmers and fishers and other industry stakeholders who have supported him from day one.

“Thank you for your continued support and cooperation in making our first year in office a success. Rest assured we will strengthen our programs at DA,” he said in Filipino.

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Tiu Laurel said more programs and projects are in store to achieve his childhood friend President Marcos’ aspiration of “masigla at maunlad na agrikultura (abundant and prosperous agriculture).”