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by ALEXIS ROMERO Philstar.com

MANILA — On the eve of his first year in office on Thursday, June 29, President Marcos said he is resigned to being graded “incomplete” for his achievement as agriculture chief but emphasized fulfilling his campaign promises as chief executive “is a work in progress.”

“I saw a report earlier this morning where one of the economists said ‘the grade that I will give the president for agriculture is ‘incomplete.’ I agree with him. We are not yet done. We still have a lot to do. There are many things that we still need to do,” the president told reporters on the sidelines of the launching of Cebuana Lhuillier Kanegosyo Center in Parañaque. He did not name the economist.

“We have to undo 30, 35, almost 40 years of neglect when it comes to the agricultural sector. And the agricultural sector still occupies the most fundamental part of our economy,” he said. Marcos concurrently serves as secretary of the Department of Agriculture.

He acknowledged that there is still “a long