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Philippine food security chief quits

Xinhua, September 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III's food security Cabinet official has resigned, a senior government official said Tuesday.

Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis Pangilinan quit from the post effective Sept. 30 to run for the Senate in the May 2016 elections.

"The president expressed his sincerest appreciation to Secretary Pangilinan for his contribution to the government during his stint as PAFSAM and wished him the best in his future endeavors," he said.

A few other Cabinet officials are expected to resign also to participate in the upcoming polls.

October will be the period for the filing of the certificate of candidacy by those running in next year's elections. Endi