Domingo Panganiban

Domingo Flores Panganiban, also known as Ding Panganiban, (born August 9, 1939) is a Filipino agriculturist, government official and former basketball executive and coach. He served as the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture under the administration of Presidents Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

He previously served as the Senior Undersecretary of the same Department under President Bongbong Marcos, who served as the Secretary of Agriculture.

Early life and education Panganiban was born on August 9, 1939, in Tanauan, Batangas. He finished his bachelor's degree in agriculture from the College of Agriculture of the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1961.

Government career He worked as plant pest control worker, plant pest control officer and later as farm supervisor in Bureau of Plant Industry. He also served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food from 1984 to 1986, where he became one of the proponents of the Masagana 99 program.

In 1996, President Fidel V. Ramos appointed Panganiban as the Presidential Assistant for Agriculture. to 2010.

On August 15, 2022, President Bongbong Marcos appointed him as the Senior Undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture.

Coaching career Panganiban coached the Masagana 99 in the PBL. He briefly acted as head coach of the team in 1992 after the resignation of Ely Capacio. He stayed as manager until 1993.

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