MANILA, March 19 -- The Czech Republic's Ministry of Agriculture is in need of Filipino butchers and livestock personnel, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday.

The agriculture ministry announced its intention to tap the Philippines during the working visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in the Czech Republic on March 14.

In an interview with Radyo Pilipinas, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the workforce demand entails 20,000 positions.

"Nangangailangan ng maraming butchers atsaka trabahante sa livestock sector ng Czech Republic (There's a great demand for butchers and workers in the livestock sector of the Czech Republic)," he said.

De Mesa added the DA will first coordinate with the Department o...