"Ang pinaka-importanteng ekonomiya ay ang ekonomiya ng sikmura."
Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Saturday, March 19, said he will focus on food security to help the country's economy recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Pilipinas Debate 2022, Domagoso said he plans to invest in post-harvest facilities and look into the prices of fertilizer to help Filipino farmers.
“Sa pag ikot-ikot po sa buong Pilipinas, nakita ko po talaga na medyo napapabayaan natin ang ating mga magsasaka (Going around the whole Philippines, I really saw that we are a bit neglectful of our farmers),” he saod.
“Dapat po mamuhunan tayo na payabungin ang katayuan ng ating mga magsasaka (We must invest to enrich the status of our farmers), he said.
The Manila mayor said the country cannot solely rely on imported products as the country has its own fishermen, livestock, and farmers that can also produce in the agricultural sector.
“Food security is the thrust. ‘Yun ang pupuntahan ko na direksyon kung pag ako po ay binigyan niyo ng pagkakataon. (That is the direction I will pursue if you give me the opportunity).