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Marcos appoints SRA board member as new acting chief: Palace

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Job Manahan and Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2597789" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><h3>New SRA acting chief to prioritize donations of smuggled sugar to Kadiwa</h3><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong>— Pablo Luis Azcona has been appointed as the acting administrator and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), Malacañang said on Friday. </p><p>A press release from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) showed Azcona was appointed on April 20, 2023. </p><p>In a Zoom interview, Azcona said he would prioritize donating smuggled sugar to Kadiwa, helping sugar farmers prepare for El Niño, and briefing the Palace about the sugar industry. </p><p>The official replaced Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, who was the acting head for a while.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/23/panganiban-is-new-sra-acting-chief-palace">Agri dept&#x27;s Panganiban named acting SRA chief: Palace</a></li></ul><p>The official had said Panganiban&#x27;s designation was based on their office&#x27;s charter and was just temporary.</p><p>&quot;The chairman of the board is designated as officer-in-charge in the absence of an [administrator],&quot; Azcuna told ABS-CBN News in a text message.</p><p>Prior to his new post, he was an SRA board member since August last year representing the sugar planters. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/24/23/sra-chief-alba-resigns-due-to-health-palace">Sugar Regulatory Administration chief Alba resigns due to health: Palace</a></li></ul><p>Former SRA administrator David John Thaddeus Alba stepped down from his post on March 24 due to his &quot;worsening health,&quot; Malacañang said. </p><p>His resignation took effect last April 15. </p><p>Alba&#x27;s resignation happened at the height of issues regarding the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/14/23/sra-approves-440-k-metric-tons-of-sugar-imports">recent importation</a> of 440,000 metric tons of sugar, which was supposedly allocated to 3 &quot;handpicked&quot; importers. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/20/22/acting-sugar-regulatory-administration-head-named">Marcos appoints acting Sugar Regulatory Administration head</a></li></ul>

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Marcos appoints SRA board member as new acting chief: Palace

Job Manahan and Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 28, 2023 12:29 PM PHT

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Updated April 28, 2023 10:09 PM PHT

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