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It has been a while since I posted and wrote something in this blog because I do not want to be presumptive, subjective and negative to the new government administration.
But if you are to look at the Philippine agriculture which President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is administering as concurrent Department of Agriculture Secretary, a growing and increasing issue needs to be handled.
About two months ago, some sectors were already recommending that Pres. BBM must appoint an agriculture chief to focus more on the problems of the agriculture industry. Obviously, Pres. Marcos Jr. could not handle the issue because there are a lot more other equally pressing concerns at his desk.
There are the issues of transportation, traffic, fare hike, gasoline, as well as the electricity increase among others. While, the issues of sugar importation, onion, salt and now even the garlic supply will soon become a concern of the Filipino public. I believe these issues are a must that the national government should address with immediacy, as these can affect the people's day to day life whether you are in the upper class of the society or at the bottom.
I would like to believe that the President and his Cabinet members are not taking these problems lightly, and are equally affected as everyone of us. Therefore, it is fitting that utmost concern and urgency be made to address the worries hounding the Filipino public, farmers, electricity, transportation, and the agriculture industry per se.
Of course, I the president's support to the Gilas Pilipinas on Monday night which was shown by his presence at the MOA Arena are deeply appreciated by the Gilas Team, but the extra time exerted instead of watching the game could have been more appreciated and productive if this was utilized to expedite to answer the concerns in the agriculture, transportation and energy sectors.
I wonder what the 31-million Filipino voters who supported the candidacy of the administration would feel right now, as there are huge concerns affecting the nation, who has promised to cure the agriculture's problem and to make it a top priority.
Anyway, at the end of the day I hope that the presentadministration would be able to provide reasonable and lasting solutions to the problems affecting not only the agriculture department but all the other concerns involving the Filipino nation.