Sen. Francis Pangilinan prodded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to invest their foreign currency earnings in agriculture and fisheries and “help feed hungry Filipinos,” amid the country’s uncertain future caused by the pandemic. Pangilinan, one of the vice presidential aspirants, pointed out that in over a decade of farming when Congress is not in session, he met many OFWs who expressed common wishes to go into full-time farming upon their retirement. The senator suggested that if the returning OFWs-turned-farmers become partners of government and the private sector to boost agriculture, “We can be sure that will wipe out hunger in the country.”

Fernandez, B. (2022, January 27). Pangilinan to OFWs: Invest in agriculture and fisheries. Business Mirror, p. B3.