Farmers’ group hits appointment of plunder suspect to head PCA

LUCENA CITY ---- The farmers' group Kilusan Para sa Tunay na Repormang Agraryo at Katarungang Panlipunan (Katarungan), questioned the appointment of Gonzalo Duque, who is facing plunder charges, as the primary overseer of the multi-billion peso coconut levy fund. "How can we welcome an appointee who is facing a plunder charge? It is difficult to fathom President Duterte's appointment of Gonzalo Duque to manage the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)," Jansept Geronimo, spokesperson of Katarungan, said in a statement. Katarungan made the statement in reaction to Gonzalo's appointment as PCA chief who took his oath of office on Monday. Gonzalo and his brother, Francisco Duque III, ...

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