Food, farm projects need fast tracking

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said that the government should “act fast” and avoid delays on projects that deal with food security and disaster mitigation.

In a statement, Balisacan cited the unexpected destruction by Super Typhoon Yolanda, saying that the government should act fast on disaster preparedness that threatens the country’s food security goal in line with the government’s 100-percent food security goal that is included in the 2011-2016 Philippine Development Program (PDP).