Bongbong as Agri chief: ill-advised or a bold move, says think tank - BusinessWorld Online

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PHILIPPINE President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s decision to head the Agriculture department might have been ill-advised, a foreign think tank said on Thursday, noting that the sector could end up “having to endure unhelpful flip-flopping.”

While the move might be bold, “some look at this as a looming first fumble,” GlobalSource Partners, Inc. said in a note sent to“By not providing for a buffer, i.e., a person he can fire if things fall apart, the president-elect may end up regretting this boldness, especially since the risks are manifold, from procurement to unexpected outcomes,” it said.

On the other hand, GlobalSource said some see the move as a timely way of using his political capital “for what will likely be many unpopular decisions.” “We note that his sister, a senator, is one of the louder critics of the current administration’s resort to importation to address food shortages,” it said.

 

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