MAGSASAKA Party-list leader Robert Nazal Jr. led the Visayas-wide territorial and sectoral leaders' strat planning held in Bacolod City recently.
Speaking before the officers and members of the party-list group, Nazal vowed to do everything within his power to help farmers from the Western, Central and Eastern Visayas so they can contribute to the strengthening of the region's agriculture sector.
“We support the efforts of the Marcos administration to improve food security by boosting the competitiveness of the agriculture sector and empowering our farmers,” Nazal said while emphasizing that “no farmer from the Visayas region should be left behind in our quest for food security."
The event was attended by party-list's leaders from the different cities and municipalities of Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Aklan and the other neighboring provinces.
During the event, the group's territorial and sectoral leaders from Luzon pledged their loyalty and support for Nazal and the party-list group.
Nazal also unveiled the party-list group’s Medium-Term Development Plan, which focuses on membership expansion with the aim of reaching more farmers and fisherfolk.
He said that once the group's legal issue is settled by the Supreme Court, he will file several legislative measures that would benefit farmers and fisherfolks throughout the country.
Nazal belongs to the faction of Magsasaka Party-list national chair Soliman Villamin Jr., who was recognized by Comelec as the legitimate leader of the party-list group.
It is one of the 55 party-list groups that won in the May 9, 2022 elections.
It had obtained 272,737 votes, entitling it to one House seat in the 19th Congress.
An agricultural entrepreneur, Nazal has been actively promoting sustainable agriculture. His companies UAL Bioscience Corporation and HealthWellnessLifestyle or HWL are the cutting edge of technology and innovation in the agri-business sector.
Nazal vows to continue championing agriculture through legislation that would help increase farm productivity and farmers' profitability, and achieving inclusive agricultural growth. (PR)