BIZ BUZZ: Atienza gets agri post

The son of former Manila Mayor Jose “Lito” Atienza Jr. and brother of television personality Kuya Kim or Alejandro Atienza, has been appointed to lead an agency under the Department of Agriculture (DA).

The DA announced the appointment of Arnold Atienza as the executive director of the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA), succeeding Evelyn Cagasan.

“Under his leadership, we look forward to innovative solutions, stronger collaborations, and continued progress toward uplifting the Philippine natural fiber sector,” PhilFIDA said in a website post.

Prior to this, President Marcos appointed Atienza as an acting board member of the Food Terminal Inc.

Atienza served as undersecretary for Government Digital Broadcast Television and the Digitization of the Entertainment Industry Sector, Emerging Technology, Ease of Doing Business, Senior Citizens, Persons with Disability and Special Needs, of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.

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Aside from being the Presidential Assistant on Youth and Sports, Atienza was also elected as councilor of Manila.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Atienza earned his Bachelor’s degree from De La Salle University and a master’s degree from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. He holds a postgraduate degree from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore.