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"President Duterte must have seen Leviste as a good asset. He recently appointed the businessman as a private sector member of the governing council of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources which is chaired by the Secretary of Science and Technology Fortunato de la Pena.
Leviste is no stranger to holding public office. He was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1970, representing the 2nd district of Batangas.
At present, he is chair of OceanaGold’s wholly-owned subsidiary company in the Philippines, the Philippine resident representative of the Australia-Philippine Business Council, and a director of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines."
The Phillipine Star