PH Aggie Plan – Only Isko Moreno Is Thinking & Talking Somewhat About It!

Displaying favored colors literally and loudly in rallies, hundreds if not thousands of followers of Bongbong Marcos (red), Isko Moreno (blue), andLeni Robredo (pink) show seemingly slow-burning support – but I’m not excited because no candidate is talking about a fiery archipelagic-wide plan for the whole country!
(inset aggie images[1] from Aciar.gov.au)

Nobody has expressed any PH Vision in the next 25 years at least – and I firmly believe: “Kung wala kang Bisyon, puro ka lang Ambisyon!” (“If you have no Vision, you are only pure Ambition!”)

And: Only Isko Moreno is talking about agriculture, he who has risen from among garbage food-seekers in Manila.

So he talks about a “Long-Term Plan Para Sa Agrikultura Ng Bansa” on Facebook (“Long-Term Plan for the Country’s Agriculture” – my translation) on 27 Nov 2021. He says:

Let us pursue a medium and long-term plan and fund to boost the Philippines' agricultural sector. Bigyan natin ng kapanatagan ang mga magsasaka at mangingisda. (“Let us give peace of mind to our farmers and fishers” – my translation.)

He was speaking during a dialogue with agriculture advocates at the Manila City Hall, at the “Halalan 2022 Para sa Agrikultura” (Elections 2022 for Agriculture). Present during the interchange were the following: Alyansa Agrikultura Chair Ernesto Ordoñez, Federation of Free Farmers Chair Leonardo Montemayor, Chamber of Agriculture & Food President Danilo Fausto, Coalition for Agriculture Modernization in the Philippines Chair Emil Javier, and Bayanihan sa AgrikulturaCoordinator Hazel Tanchuling. Isko Moreno must know what he’s talking about because, among other things, he graduated from the International Academy of Management and Economics, a private business school in Makati (Wikipedia).

He also said:

I think this pandemic taught us a very good lesson on how we should give much attention to food security. And it’s high time for us na magising ang liderato ng mga ahensya ng gobyerno na pagtuunan ito ng pansin. (…that the chiefs of the agencies of government pay attention to this)

Isko Moreno is wrong if he thinks Secretary of Agriculture William Dar has been remiss in planning for food security. When he was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on 17 December 2019, on Facebook he talked about food security for consumers as well as higher income for farmers[2].

How important are the Filipino farmers? The FAO says[3]:

Agriculture plays a significant role in the Philippine economy. Involving about 40 percent of Filipino workers, it contributes an average of 20 percent to the Gross Domestic Product. This output comes mainly from agribusiness, which in turn accounts for about 70 percent of the total agricultural output…

You cannot dismiss Agriculture as “small town” talk, because there are millions of farmers and, no, nobody eats anything anywhere if there are no farmers!

Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader… they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role – always about the goal” – Rachel Ngom.

So, is Isko Moreno my President? No, not until he offers a shareable single goal for 7,641 islands!@517


[1]https://www.aciar.gov.au/media-search/blogs/partnership-shared-trust

[2]https://www.facebook.com/secretarywilliamdar/photos/all-for-aniatkita-dr-william-d-dar-vowed-to-transform-the-agri-sector-through-hi/163295171703882/

[3]https://www.fao.org/3/ae946e/ae946e03.htm 

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