Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona has submitted his courtesy resignation, following the administration’s move to revamp the leaderships of government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs).

“I think we already received the memo and we’re loyal to the wishes of the President so we will comply,” Azcona said in an interview.

When sought for a definitive answer, he confirmed that he already submitted his resignation to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

Marcos has ordered all ranking executives of GOCCs to step down from their posts, as part of his initiative to realign the government’s priorities with the public’s expectations.

This comes after he ordered his Cabinet secretaries to file their courtesy resignations last week.

While the President prepares to make a decision on the status of the heads of GOCCs, Azcona said the SRA will continue to perform as expected.

“I'm sure he knows what he’s doing,” Azcona said, referring to Marcos.

“So rest assured we will continue working as long as we’re still here,” he added.

Meanwhile, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, who submitted his courtesy resignation last week, said he will leave it to the President to make the decision.

“I leave the decision up to him and I do not want to influence his decision in any part,” said Laurel.

“If I get retained, as I said, more sakit ng ulo, more pagod (more headache and exhaustion). If I’m not retained, I go back to my old life and enjoy my life,” he added.

Laurel earlier told reporters that he may opt to go back to his Frabelle Group of Companies or potentially venture into agricultural ventures such as in rice, cassava, and coconut.