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If there are only two things we can focus on to keep from falling into the abyss, that will be food and education. These two have us on the verge of an unspeakable crisis. Maybe those who lead us, public and private, ignored these concerns because they do not feel the urgency that most Filipinos feel.

Worse, we do not have an Agriculture Secretary, and the Education Secretary is unqualified for the enormous responsibility. The President is doubling as Agriculture Secretary, but the work is done by an octogenarian who is obviously out of touch with current challenges.

As for the rest of the population below the Forbes Park level, Kantar, a marketing survey firm, confirms that food gets the bulk of their budget. So, when food inflation accelerated at 8.9 percent last month from 6.5 percent in July, it was painful for most Filipinos, but hardly felt by the Forbes Park crowd.

No more mom and pop. Small is not going to move the needle on our food insecurity. Ramon S. Ang saw that when he decided to invest in very modern facilities. From a chicken importer, we will start to export chicken. The first facility inaugurated the other week in Davao will also boost the corn farmers in the area.

Then there is the high-tech vegetable vertical farm that MetroPacific invested in with some Israeli partners that is being built in Bulacan, as well as the Carmen’s Best dairy farm MetroPacific took over from the Magsaysays in Laguna. I wrote about these projects months ago. I have long been an advocate of encouraging the conglomerates to get into food production because that’s the quickest way for us to enhance our food security.

It is a pity because Ayala has a gem of a project that’s focused on the basics of elementary and secondary education, our problem areas today… a proven solution ready to be expanded.

 

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