Proceso Alcala

{{Infobox Officeholder

| name = Proceso Alcala

| nickname = Procy

| image = PhotoRelease DA 140609 (cropped).jpg

| imagesize = 220px

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| caption = Alcala in June 2014

| president = Benigno S. Aquino III

| office = Secretary of Agriculture

| predecessor = Bernardo Fondevilla (acting)

| successor = Emmanuel Piñol

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| president2 =

| birth_name = Proceso Jaraza Alcala

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|7|2}}

| birth_place = Lucena, Quezon, Philippines

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| nationality = Filipino

| party = NPC (2021–present)

| otherparty = Liberal (2004-2021)

| spouse = Corazon Asuncion Maaño

| relations =

| children = 3

| residence =

| alma_mater = Luzonian University Foundation (BS)

| occupation = Politician, environmentalist

| profession = Civil Engineer

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| footnotes =

| honorific_prefix = The Honorable

| office1 = Member of the House of Representatives from Quezon's 2nd district

| predecessor1 = Lynnette Punzalan

| successor1 = Irvin Alcala

| termstart = June 30, 2010

| termend = June 30, 2016

| termstart1 = June 30, 2004

| termend1 = June 30, 2010

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Proceso Jaraza Alcala (born July 2, 1955), popularly known as "Procy" in his home province, is a Filipino politician. He is the longest serving Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, holding the position from 2010 to 2016 encompassing the entire term of President Benigno Aquino III. He was a two-term congressman of the 2nd District of Quezon Province from 2004 to 2010.

Education

Elementary : Lucena South Elementary School (1962-1968)
Secondary : Lucena City National High School (1968-1972)
College : Luzonian University Foundation; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (1972-1978)

Political career

Alcala first served as a two-term congressman of the 2nd district of Quezon Province from 2004 to 2010. He is one of the principal authors of the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 (RA 10068) and Mounts Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape Act (RA 2718). He was also a co-author of the Climate Change Act (RA 9729) and the Expanded Senior Citizens Act (RA 9994). He is an environmentalist and a non-government organization worker.{{cite web |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/profile-aquino-s-cabinet-members |title=Profile of Aquino's Cabinet members |publisher=Sunstar |date=July 3, 2010 |accessdate=July 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115852/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/profile-aquino-s-cabinet-members |archivedate=February 2, 2014 }}

According to his curriculum vitae, Alcala pursued relentlessly his advocacy for and dedication to agricultural development, particularly organic agriculture in the Congress.

In 2010, President Benigno S. Aquino III appointed Alcala to the Agriculture secretary post, serving until 2016. Alcala was the highest paid Cabinet member, based on the 2013 report of salaries and allowances released by the Commission on Audit.{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/615009/alcala-is-highest-paid-cabinet-member-says-coa|first=Dona|last=Pazzibugan|date=June 28, 2014|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|title=Alcala is highest-paid Cabinet member, says COA}}

In 2019, almost three years after stepping down as Agriculture secretary, he attempted a comeback to the Congress, running for the 2nd district of Quezon. However, he lost to outgoing Governor David Suarez. He sought another comeback to the Congress in 2022, this time under the Nationalist People's Coalition,{{cite web|url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2022NLE/TentativeListsofCandidates/R4A/QUEZON/PROVINCIAL.pdf|title=Certified List of Candidates (Provincial) - Quezon|accessdate=January 20, 2022|website=Commission on Elections}} but lost to Suarez once again.{{cite web|url=https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/local/quezon|title=Halalan 2022 QUEZON, REGION IV-A Election Results|website=ABS-CBN|accessdate=May 15, 2022}}