Leocadio Sebastian

Agriculture Usec. Leocadio Sebastian also apologized to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who heads the Department of Agriculture, for approving an order to ...

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/8/10/Marcos-rejects-sugar-importation.html It has become clear that the same was not in keeping with your administration's desired direction for the sugar industry," Sebastian said in his one-page letter dated Aug. 11. https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/8/11/sugar-regulatory-board-investigation-importation.html

(1st UPDATE) 'I take accountability and responsibility for its consequences,' Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian says in his letter to the ...

In his letter to the President, Sebastian wished to be relieved of “delegated” tasks that go with both of his assignments. The President had informally spoken to the besieged agriculture official. I take accountability and responsibility for its consequences,” the agriculture official said in his letter quoted by Angeles.

(UPDATED) DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian stepped down from his post over the unauthorized issuance of a resolution for the ...

"The President just told us that we have to work with the DA to make sure they are presenting the actual statistics. "He even met with fertilizer importers last Wednesday. He wants the price to be lowered to help the farmers. "Now, they want to kill the sugar industry. "The President met with us four times, and he was very concerned about our local production. Officials who signed the order should immediately be replaced," he said. He even set the retail price of fertilizer to around P2,200." The importation has to be carefully studied to protect the consumer against the rising prices of basic commodities while ensuring at the same time that we do not destroy the local industry," she further noted. "We were surprised because the shortfall they mentioned was at 100,000 metric tons. No such meeting was authorized by the President or such a resolution likewise, was not authorized," stated Cruz-Angeles. The post was promptly taken down. The DA officials should follow the direction of the President. They must follow what the President wants," he said. "The Chairman of the Sugar Regulatory Board is President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. As such, the chairman sets the date of any meetings or convening of the Sugar Regulatory Board and its agenda.

Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian, who was given additional powers on procurement and signing of contracts by Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez, ...

Cruz-Angeles said Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian sent his one-page resignation on Thursday admitting his lapses.

She earlier identified Sebastian as the person who signed the resolution seeking to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar. "Hindi po siya magiging safe. She said Sebastian apologized to Marcos for what happened in his letter dated on Thursday. The statement did not mention whether the President has accepted the resignation.

Resignation letter of Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian as shared on the Facebook page of Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles on Friday night, Aug.

No such meeting was authorized by the President or such a resolution likewise, was not authorized,” she said in a media briefing Thursday. Angeles said Sebastian apologized in a letter to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for approving the order without authorization from the President who also leads the DA and as the chairperson of the Sugar Regulatory Board. Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian has resigned from his post as Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary for operations and chief of staff to the DA Secretary following the unauthorized Sugar Order No. 4 which allowed the importation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar.

DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian has resigned from his post due to sugar importation dispute, said Press Secretary Trixie ...

It has become clear that the same was not in keeping with your administration's desired direction for the sugar industry. The low supply of sugar in the country was due to the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in the country in December 2021 that destroyed sugarcane crops in the affected areas. In a statement, she said the issuance of the order justified that the importation of sugar “is ultimate proof that thick-faced smugglers are lording it over at the Department of Agriculture.”

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will not interfere with the ongoing investigation on the supposed issuance of an order to import 300000 metric ...

Ang mahalaga po kasi diyan sa kaniyang liham ay iyon pag-act niya doon sa pag-convene ng Sugar Regulatory Board at iyong paglalabas ng resolusyon,” she said. Is he supposed to go along with it? “Is he supposed to uphold that?