PBBM meets with French-Filipino owners of rice processing firm

• Published date: 04 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday met with officials of local rice processing firm, Chen Yi Agventures, to discuss the administration's plans to attain food security.

In a Facebook post, the Office of the Press Secretary shared a photo of Marcos' meeting with Chen Yi Agventures founders, French Patrick François Renucci and his wife, Filipino-Chinese Rachel, at Malacañan Palace in Manila.

"Ngayong araw, tinalakay ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. kasama ang mga opsiyal ng Chen Yi Agventures ang mga maaaring hakbang na magpapaigting sa pagsiguro ng sapat na pagkain sa bansa (Today, Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. discussed with Chen Yi Agventures officials the several ways to ensure food security in the country)," the OPS said in a statement.

Marcos, as concurrent Agriculture Secretary, will continue holding a meeting with experts in the sector to explore strategies that will help achieve national food security, the Office of the President (OP) said in another statement posted on its official Facebook page.

"To support the agriculture industry and its workers, the President, who also serves as the Department of Agriculture Secretary, continues to gather technical experts like the Chen Yi Agventures," the OP said.

On October 21, Marcos met with the...