Bongbong Puts a Tenuous Foot Forward on Agriculture

New Filipino president looks to what would help the nation’s poor

Before his term begins, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr has at least got one thing right: giving priority to agriculture, emphasizing his commitment by naming himself agriculture minister.

Moving from current reality to “food security and food sovereignty,” goals which themselves may be contradictory, is a long road. As he acknowledges, r…