MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte appointed on Friday newly-retired Philippine Air Force (PAF) chief Lt. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr. as the new administrator of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). ADVERTISEMENTChristopher “Bong” Go, former special assistant to the president, clarified that the post given to Kintanar was as administrator — not chairman, as Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol is the current PCA chairman. And I am eyeing you.”The President had earlier asked board members of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), which he said was “plagued with corruption,” to file their courtesy resignations. He said he wanted a “clean” person to head the PCA, saying that the agency had billions of money. The President said Kinatanar could choose the people he would want to serve at PCA.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 21, 2018 13:41 UTC