MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. relinquished his post as agriculture minister on Friday, naming a local executive as new secretary of the country’s farm and fisheries sector.
The Philippine leader has appointed Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. as agriculture secretary, he said in a press briefing on Friday.
Laurel is chief executive of family-owned company Frabelle which has interests in fishing, food processing and real estate.
– Reporting by Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema
