SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has appointed Dr. Annie Bares as officer-in-charge executive director of the DA-Regional Field Office I (Ilocos).
She replaced Atty. Jennilyn Dawayan who served as OIC from Aug. 8 to Sept. 15.
Bares assumed the position in a turnover ceremony on Monday, Sept. 19, at the DA-RFO I Conference Room here.
A native of this city, Bares has been in the government for 34 years and is a graduate of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Central Luzon State University in 1984.
“I never expected this to happen,” Bares said of her appointment. “Unexpectedly as it has been, I sincerely accept this responsibility, but I cannot do this alone.”
Bares urged all employees to work together to regain the region's outstanding performance in the previous years.
“If we are living with a purpose, hard work is not an option, it is a necessity. Kailangan nating magtrabaho ng doble, triple (We need to work double, triple),” Bares said.
Also appointed to top positions in the DA-RFO I were Dr. Evelyn Fernando, regional technical director for research and regulations, and Doris Joy Garcia, officer-in-charge, regional technical director for operations.
Fernando served for one year as assistant director for administration and finance at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM).
Garcia was the former Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division (PMED) chief of the DA-RFO Region I.