DAVAO CITY — Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol, taking on his role as the new head of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) on Monday, said agriculture, the poorest provinces, and indigenous people (IP) communities would be among his priority areas.
Speaking during the chairmanship turn-over ceremony at the MinDA office here, Mr. Piñol said, “(Mindanao) has been endowed with so much resources, but productivity has been very low,” he said, pointing out that most of the areas that are very poor are IP communities who have been sidelined in the crafting of government programs. read more…
Mr. Secretary Manny Pinol good day sir,
I’ve been following you on FB and all your brilliant ideas. I want to get involved with this very Brilliant idea of Yours in bringing MINDA produce to Luzon and I’m also thinking that the produce we have in Ilocos Norte, like our bawang, sibuyas could reach also in Visayas and Mindanao.