Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 15) — Domingo Flores Panganiban, who previously served as Agriculture secretary under two administrations, returned to the department as undersecretary.
Panganiban took his oath of office before President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday, Aug. 12.
“Isang karangalan ang makatrabaho ang ating mga dalubhasa sa pagtugon sa mga pangangailangan ng ating bayan lalo na sa sektor ng agrikultura,” Marcos said in his Facebook post on Monday.
[Translation: It is an honor to work with our experts in meeting the needs of our people, especially in the agricultural sector.]
Panganiban was the department’s secretary under former Presidents Joseph Estrada and Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo in 2001 and 2005, respectively.
In 1996, the late President Fidel V. Ramos also appointed Panganiban as his administration’s Presidential Assistant for Agriculture.
