THE National Food Authority announced Wednesday the appointment of Jason Laureano Aquino as the new NFA administrator, replacing NFA Officer-in-Charge and Deputy Administrator for Marketing Operations Tomas Escarez.
Escarez has turned over the key of responsibility to the new NFA administrator.
Currently, the NFA and three other agencies are under the office of Secretary to the Cabinet Leoncio Evasco.
Former President Benigno Aquino III earlier transferred the four strategic agencies of the Department of Agriculture to the Office of the President.
The agencies were put under the supervision of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization headed by then secretary and now Senator Francis Pangilinan.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said earlier he submitted a draft Executive Order which recommends the transfer of the four agencies under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture.
“ I already submitted the draft of the executive order. I gave it last Friday. I gave the draft to Bong Go. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea will sign the EO. I’m just going to wait for Medialdea to sign it,” said Piñol.