Photo courtesy of Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno’s office
MANILA, Philippines — Several cabinet secretaries of former President Fidel V. Ramos held Wednesday a dialogue with Manila City Mayor and presidential aspirant Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso.
The former national government officials and Moreno discussed the mayor’s future plans for the country if elected president in the 2022 national elections.
Moreno will run under the Aksyon Demokratiko party in tandem with Dr. Willie Ong as his vice president in next year’s polls.
“You can feel a brighter future. Nasa plataporma nila (Moreno-Ong) — sugpuin ang pandemya, buhayin ang ekonomiya. They put emphasis sa maliliit na tao na may maliliit na income,” said former Department of Agrarian Reform secretary Hernani Braganza.
Also physically present during the courtesy call were former labor chief and executive secretary Ruben Torres; Danny Fausto, President of Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food; and Elias Inchong, President of United Broilers Raisers Association.
Joining them via Zoom were former Department of Agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor, and former Presidential Flagship Programs secretary and Agriculture and Trade and Industry undersecretary Ernesto Ordoñez.
The mayor of the nation’s capital city said he would utilize a budget from Landbank and the Development Bank of the Philippines that will be given to agricultural groups that produce investment for the country.
“The greatest threat to national security is food security,” Moreno said giving emphasis on the country’s food supply for the Filipino people.
According to the local chief executive, he is also eyeing the creation of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to help fishermen in the country to earn more.
Domagoso then thanked the former cabinet secretaries for the dialogue as it will help in making plans that will benefit the agricultural sector.