New DA chief urged to prioritize food security, address fisheries sector issues

Environmental groups urged Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., newly designated Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), to buckle down to work and address food security issues and help the fisheries sector, which belongs to the poorest of the poor sector in the Philippines. “Every person that takes over the post…

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