How Strategic Is The Management Of PH DA? This Agriculturist Hopes It’s Not Upside Down!

Bella Cariaso of PhilStar reports on Tuesday, 27 May 2024, “Department Of Agriculture Chief Completes Dream Team, Biggest In Agency History” (PhilStar).  

We Filipinos have just made history by appointing 26+1 heads at the top of the Department of Agriculture (DA) – 13 Undersecretaries, 13 Assistant Secretaries, added to 1 Secretary. The news states that the “Department Of Agriculture Chief Completes ‘Dream Team,’ Biggest In Agency History” (27 May 2024, PhilStar). “Dream Team? Let’s see if Ag Sec Francis Tiu Laurel is not dreaming!

If you ask me, with the newly declared appointments of top officials of the PH DA, the “Strategic Management” of the DA is now upside down! (see images above).

Above, the top image of “Strategic Management” is from SlideTeam.net – it is titled “Four Steps Pyramid Vision and Mission Strategic Management” (owned by Vier Schritte Pyramide Vision und Mission Strategisches Management, German).

What the PH DA has done is much unprecedented: There are now 26+1 heads at the top of the PH DA – 13 Undersecretaries, 13 Assistant Secretaries, and 1 Secretary. The numerologist says the number “27” is “a sign of immense wisdom and understanding” (Numerologist). Let’s see now!

CHIEF OF STAFf Alvin John Balagbag (Inspectorate and Enforcement),
Zamzamin Ampatuan (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao),
Drusila Esther Bayate (Fisheries),
Agnes Catherine Miranda (Attached Agencies and Corporations),
Christopher Morales (Rice Industry Development),
Roger Navarro (Operations),
Jerome Oliveros (Special Concerns and Official Development Assistance),
Nora Oliveros (Finance),
Asis Perez (Policy, Planning & Regulations),
Deogracias Victor Savellano (Livestock),
Mercedita Sombilla (Bureaus), and 
Allan Umali (Administration).

All things considered, I, crusading agriculturist (UPLB ’65), will not consider the above DA appointments top-heavy, overloaded or unbalanced team only if the DA has, or will now prepare a strategic plan by going through the phases of
Vision
Mission
Strategic Objectives
Goals.

From the Ground Up! Management must begin with a Vision from which to base the Mission that which determines the Strategic Objectives based on the Goals. Every step must lead finally to the Vision – otherwise, everything is Blind.

I am reading the “Overview of Strategic Planning or "VMOSA" (Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies, and Action Plans) from “Community Tool Box” (ctb.ku.edu). I note that “Action Plans” must be in there somewhere even if it is not seen in the diagrams.

Is Secretary Tiu Laurel up to the job he has in/advertently set upon himself as the leader of the 27-member team?

If yes, then Mr Tiu Laurel has to meet his team members so that they can come up with the DA’s
Vision
Mission
Strategic Objectives
Goals.

If they do not know how to do that, they have to study management!

No, they cannot tell me that it’s not necessary – I am sure former Secretary of Agriculture William Dar has much to say about that.

If Sec Tiu Laurel and those 26 top people don’t do any visioning, missioning, whatever at all, then I will say the DA’s “Dream Team” is dreaming! We have the biggest team of dreamers in the history of the DA!@517

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