https://www.scmp.com/rss/513047/feed Virgilio A. Tiongson served as Provincial Administrator of Nueva Vizcaya for 12 years, at the onset of decentralization. He is an octogenarian still actively involved in helping farmers in the locality. He can be reached by email virgilioationgson@yahoo.com en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com After issuing a flurry of press releases revealing the new members of his cabinet, newly-elected Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr made a surprise announcement last month when he named himself agriculture secretary. Though he clarified that he would only take on the role temporarily, the announcement emphasised the gravity of a continuing food crisis in the Philippines that Marcos called “severe”. While still a candidate campaigning for the top job, Marcos had dangled before millions of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3185424/marcos-misinterprets-cause-philippines-food-crisis-it-was?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3185424/marcos-misinterprets-cause-philippines-food-crisis-it-was?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Jul 2022 02:00:14 +0000