Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief David Thaddeus Alba on Saturday dispelled any speculations relating to his resignation, saying well being causes compelled him to take action.
In an announcement, Alba stated he resigned from his publish in an effort to “preserve his health and make a full recovery.”
“In as a lot as I wish to serve the trade, its stakeholders, the President, and most significantly the Filipino folks, the duties and obligations of being appearing administrator have taken a damaging toll on my well being and household life,” he stated.
“I am taking this opportunity to dispel any other interpretations and speculation regarding my resignation and to make it clear that it stems from purely health-related reasons. Had I been in better health, I would gladly continue with the responsibility entrusted to me by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,” he added.
Alba additionally thanked President Bongbong Marcos for giving him the chance to serve below the brand new administration, and for accepting his resignation.
“I wish the next administrator the best, and I hope that gains and programs we have achieved for the sugar industry will continue long into the future,” he added.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Friday stated Alba knowledgeable Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin concerning the resignation final Wednesday.
Upon the directive of the President, Alba’s resignation will take impact on April 15 to organize the appointment of his substitute, the PCO added.
Meanwhile, Senator Risa Hontiveros on Saturday urged Alba to come back out and inform the reality behind his resignation.
“We urge former administrator Alba to come out and speak his truth. We urge others to come out if they have information as well. Baka kung hindi, you will be left holding the bag,” Hontiveros stated in a separate assertion.
“Many sugar insiders believe that this is a clear sign that Mr. Alba has seen that SRA is only being used as a rubber stamp to legitimize the preferential treatment given to all Asian and the other two importers. The circumstances seem to suggest that,” she stated.
“Basta ang alam natin, sa kabila ng pressure ng Department of Agriculture (DA), ay hindi pumirma si Administrator Alba sa sugar release order para sa mga smuggled na asukal na nakaipit pa rin sa port of Batangas. Mabuhay siya!” Hontiveros identified.
(All we all know is, regardless of the strain from the DA, administrator Alba didn’t signal the sugar launch order for the smuggled commodity that’s nonetheless caught within the port of Batangas.)
The senator additionally wished for Alba’s swift restoration because of his well being situation.
In an interview on Dobol B TV earlier within the day, SRA board member Pablo Luis Azcona stated Alba’s resignation was introduced throughout their common board assembly final Monday.
Pressed within the resignation is linked with the controversial importation of 400,000 metric tons of sugar, Azcona, who represents planters within the board, stated all he is heard is that Alba is having issues along with his blood strain.
Azcona stated a board decision has been handed permitting the three deputy directors to imagine the assorted duties and capabilities of the administrator. —LBG, GMA Integrated News
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