PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Monday, July 18, 2022, that he is willing to pursue a government-to-government (G2G) talks to curb the soaring prices of fertilizers.Marcos said if fertilizers, which are necessary as the government works to address the country’s food security concerns, are availed through G2G deals, thus it is more likely that its prices will be lower.“Gusto tayong tulungan, gusto tayong lapitan, eh ‘di take advantage naman tayo, ‘di ba. Sige bigyan niyo kami ng fertilizer na medyo maganda-ganda ang presyo. That’s the whole point of G2G,” he said in a meeting with officials of the Department of Agriculture in which he serves as the concurrent secretary.Marcos said he is looking into opening the matter with the governments of China, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Russia.He said he can write them a letter saying that the Philippines has the intention to procure fertilizers from them.Marcos instructed the agriculture officials to provide data on the source and price of fertilizers, as well as the department’s distribution plan during the planting season.Marcos decided to temporarily take the helm of the Department of Agriculture amid the looming food crisis in the country due to the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and the increasing oil prices caused by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine due to Russian invasion.He earlier vowed to provide long-term solutions to the problems hounding the country’s agriculture sector as a key to building a strong economy. (SunStar Philippines)