Orlan Calayag
| Orlan Agbin Calayag | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of the National Food Authority | |
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In office January 17, 2013 – May 8, 2014 |
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| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Angelito Banayo |
| Succeeded by | To be appointed by Francis Pangilinan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 22, 1974 San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines |
| Citizenship |
Philippines United States (2009–2013) |
| Alma mater |
Manuel Enverga University De La Salle University |
Orlan Agbin Calayag (born July 22, 1974) is the former administrator of the Philippines' National Food Authority (NFA). Calayag grew up in the Philippines before emigrating to the United States, then later returned to the Philippines, and became the NFA's head on the recommendation of Secretary of Agriculture Proceso Alcala. As NFA head, Calayag faced controversy and calls to step down in response to rising rice prices during his term, and in particular an April 2013 decision to import rice from Vietnam at a price which political opponents alleged was well above the market price at the time. He continued in the position until May 2014.
He is currently the Assistant Secretary for Project Planning & Development at the Philippine Department of Agriculture.
Calayag was born in San Pablo, Laguna to Nemesio Amat Calayag and Mauricia Bunquin Agbin in 1974. He graduated from Manuel Enverga University in Lucena City, and later moved to Washington State in the United States, where he completed a real estate professional course at the Rockwell Institute. Afterwards, he held a variety of jobs, including patient services specialist at the Swedish Medical Center, loan officer at the Bank of America, auditor of the Bellevue Sheraton Hotel, and customer relationship manager at KeyBank. He naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2009. He also worked as a congressional aide for Proceso Alcala. He later moved back to the Philippines.
Shortly after regaining Philippine citizenship, Calayag renounced his U.S. citizenship under the procedures set by the U.S. government. In August 2013, a notice confirming his loss of citizenship appeared in the U.S. government's Quarterly Publication of Individuals Who Have Chosen to Expatriate. He also began pursuing a Master's of Business Administration at De La Salle University in Manila.
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