Emmanuel Piñol
Emmanuel Piñol | |
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![]() Piñol on January 2017 | |
Secretary of Agriculture | |
Assumed office June 30, 2016 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Proceso Alcala |
Vice Governor of Cotabato | |
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Jesus N. Sacdalan |
Succeeded by | Gregorio T. Ipong |
Governor of Cotabato | |
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Agnes S. Amador |
Succeeded by | Jesus N. Sacdalan |
Mayor of M'lang | |
In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Emmanuel Fantin Piñol December 16, 1953 M'lang, Cotabato, Philippines |
Political party | PDP-Laban (2017–present) Nationalist People's Coalition (until 2017) Cotabato United People's Movement |
Residence(s) | Kidapawan, Cotabato |
Alma mater | University of Southern Mindanao |
Occupation | Agriculturist, Journalist |
Profession | Politician |
Emmanuel "Manny" Fantin Piñol (born December 16, 1953)[1] is a Filipino journalist, writer, agriculturist and politician who is the current Secretary of the Philippine Department of Agriculture. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Proceso Alcala, the Agriculture secretary of the preceding Benigno Aquino III administration.[2]
Political career
Piñol was first elected into public office in 1995 when he ran for mayor as a substitute to his father, former Cotabato Provincial Board member Bernardo Piñol Sr., in their hometown of M'lang, Cotabato. In 1998, he was elected as Cotabato's provincial governor, a position he held for three consecutive terms. During his term as governor, he supported several agriculture programs such as the Malitubog–Maradugao irrigation and bottom-up planning for the province's rubber, oil palm, banana and coconut industries.[2]
Barred from seeking another term in 2007, Piñol ran as Vice Governor of Cotabato and won with his former vice governor Jesus Sacdalan becoming the new governor.[1] He is credited with having reduced the province's poverty incidence from 41.6% in 2000 to 25.6% in 2009.[2] He was also known for his opposition to the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the government under President Gloria Arroyo and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.[2]
During the 2010 gubernatorial elections, Piñol was again a candidate for governor of Cotabato but eventually lost to Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza. In the 2013 elections, he again ran for the same position and lost again to the reelectionist governor.[1]
On June 2017, Piñol took oath as one of the newest members of the PDP-Laban political party.[3] He was also named as the point person for North Cotabato. Piñol is the 3rd member of President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet to join PDP-Laban, along with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.
Personal life
Piñol was born on December 16, 1953 in Bialong, M'lang in the then undivided Province of Cotabato. He is the second eldest of 11 children born into an immigrant Hiligaynon family from Dingle and Pototan in Iloilo.[1][4] His siblings include Patricio Piñol, Magpet Mayor Efren Piñol, Cotabato 2nd District Representative Bernardo Piñol, Jr., M'lang Mayor Joselito Piñol, Noli Piñol sr, Gerardo Piñol, Ferdinand Piñol, Nilo Piñol, Socrates Piñol. From Oldest to youngest .[5] He grew up in the family's rice farm and worked in media starting in 1976. He worked as a disc jockey for DXCM, the radio station of the University of Mindanao, and as a radio journalist and newswriter for DXMS in Cotabato City.[1]
In 1978, Piñol first entered government service as public relations officer of the National Grains Authority.[1] In the same year, he became an editor for the Philippine News Agency where he worked for 4 years. His career in media also includes serving as senior copy editor and sports columnist for Tempo. He was also a writer for Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan III and President Fidel Ramos prior to becoming mayor of M'lang.[1]
Piñol is a graduate of the University of Southern Mindanao with a bachelor's degree in Development Communication (2006) and a master's degree in Rural and Economic Development (2008).[1]
Pinol also hosted DZRH's Biyaheng Bukid during Duterte's campaign season, eventually getting the early Saturday morning slot, but still reports in Damdaming Bayan's first part.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Piñol best fits as an agriculturist". Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gavilan, J. (17 May 2016). "Duterte's agri secretary: Cotabato's Manny Piñol". Rappler. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Ager, Maila (June 6, 2017). "Piñol is 3rd Duterte Cabinet exec to join PDP-Laban". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Conserva, L.H. (20 May 2016). "Four Ilonggos in Duterte cabinet". The Daily Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Piñols sweep 4 posts in N. Cotabato". GMA Network News. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- 1953 births
- Filipino columnists
- Filipino radio journalists
- Filipino sports journalists
- Filipino farmers
- Living people
- Secretaries of Agriculture of the Philippines
- Governors of Cotabato
- Mayors of places in Cotabato
- Nationalist People's Coalition politicians
- People from Cotabato
- Hiligaynon people
- Duterte Administration cabinet members
- Ramos Administration personnel