President Marcos on 23 September (New York time) spoke to Filipino reporters who joined him in his US visit.

Asked where he sees the country when his term ends in 2028, Marcos said: "I've been asked what is the absolute end result that we are hoping to achieve, and it's very simple for me: Not one more hungry Filipino.

"It's a very simple goal. But I dare say, it is not necessarily a simple problem to solve. It requires a great deal of effort and thinking on the part of the public sector.

"But if it is the public sector's responsibility to attend to that social problem that we are facing, we are engaging — this is the new policy of this administration — we are engaging the private sector as partners in that effort."