Sana maisapuso nyo ang katungkulan po ninyo at uusad tayo bilang Kagawaran,” he said. Meanwhile, Undersecretary Sylvia Mallari, chief of the Foreign Assisted and Support Projects Office (FASPO), said that the recent national event of their Department is imperative. “With the new core values, thrust, and policy directions in the context of Genuine Agrarian Reform under the leadership of Sec. Mariano, this gathering of the RIOs is very important for us to level off and create one framework and direction, so the whole Department will march forward whether Ka Paeng will stay as head for one year or if he finishes his six-year term,” Mallari said.
Sa third quarter meeting ng Cordillera Regional Development Council (RDC), ay ilang resolusyon na humihiling sa pamunuan ng DOE na magtatag ng regional office sa Cordillera ang tinalakay at nakita ng mga opisyal na kailangan ng agarang pagtugon sa mga issues and concerns na ibinabato laban sa departamento, lalo na ang mas mataas na presyo ng langis sa lungsod kumpara sa mga bayan sa kapatagan.