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Former Agriculture secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. is just as liable as his undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante for misuse of P728 million worth of fertilizer funds in 2004, according to the Office of the Ombudsman.

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Lorenzo is set to assume the chairmanship of the state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines and the Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corp. while serving as Presidential Adviser for Countryside Development.
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Thus said Agriculture Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr. during the recent induction of the 2004 officers and directors of CropLife Philippines – an association of companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of agricultural chemicals, and promotion of biotechnology and environmental science.
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Sadly, however, the battle is far from over. The sooner we come to our senses and seriously put our act together, the better for the country’s farmers and fishermen. As sure as the sun rises in the east, borderless trade will be the world’s future order.
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This was bared in the department’s report submitted to Malacañang by Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo, Jr. recently.
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Former Agriculture secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. is just as liable as his undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante for misuse of P728 million worth of fertilizer funds in 2004, according to the Office of the Ombudsman.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 259740 [Title] => Lorenzo vows continuing support for agri sector [Summary] => Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said over the weekend that he will continue to help President Arroyo in spurring the growth and modernization of the farming and fisheries sectors.

Lorenzo is set to assume the chairmanship of the state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines and the Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corp. while serving as Presidential Adviser for Countryside Development.
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Thus said Agriculture Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr. during the recent induction of the 2004 officers and directors of CropLife Philippines – an association of companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of agricultural chemicals, and promotion of biotechnology and environmental science.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 233299 [Title] => Our food industry must be world class [Summary] => For a country whose people are still largely dependent on agriculture, we have simply not given this sector the attention it deserves. Well, at least until now. I was just reading a recent speech of Agriculture Secretary Cito Lorenzo before the Makati Business Club and I get the impression that at long last, steps have been taken and initial progress has been made towards a more globally competitive Philippine agriculture sector.
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Sadly, however, the battle is far from over. The sooner we come to our senses and seriously put our act together, the better for the country’s farmers and fishermen. As sure as the sun rises in the east, borderless trade will be the world’s future order.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133715 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 213497 [Title] => DA bares food security goals [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture will give top priority to food security. Increased income for farmers and job generation during the remaining months of the Arroyo administration.

This was bared in the department’s report submitted to Malacañang by Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo, Jr. recently.
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