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DA chief names chief of staff, undersecretary for operations

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The Department of Agriculture has formalized the appointment of additional key members of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr’s staff.Atty. Alvin John F. Balagbag, a corporate lawyer who has served as general counsel of the Frabelle Group of Companies and corporate lawyer of PNOC-Renewables Corp., was appointed as Tiu Laurel’s Chief-of-Staff. Balagbag, who was also named as DA Undersecretary, earned his law degree from the University of Sto. Tomas and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/01/24/24/group-wants-uniform-tariffs-for-agricultural-imports">Group wants uniform tariffs for agricultural imports</a></li></ul>Meanwhile, Engr. Roger Navarro was designated as undersecretary for operations in concurrent capacity with his other designations. Although an engineer by training, Undersecretary Navarro has listed himself as farmer by occupation, working for Navarro Farms in Misamis Oriental. He graduated from the University of San Jose Recoletos in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering.Tiu Laurel also signed the appointment of DA’s representatives to the technical working group drafting the implementing rules and regulations of The Internet Transactions Act of 2023. The new DA representatives included Director IV Honorio Flameno Ph. D. and Information Technology Officer III Xerxees Remorozo.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/27/23/urban-farming-pushed-to-address-food-production-issues">Urban farming pushed to address food production issues</a></li></ul>New officers-in-charge include Director IV Atty. Roland Tulay for the Office of The Assistant Secretary for Administration and Office of the Undersecretary for Administration; Director III Eduardo Lapus for the Office of the Regional Executive Director for the field office in Region III; and Agriculture Center Chief II Mario Ruinata for the officer of the Regional Director at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ operations in Region VII in Cebu City. Director IV Atty. Christopher Banas was named as regional executive director of the DA’s field office in Region IV-B.

The Department of Agriculture has formalized the appointment of additional key members of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr’s staff.