NEW YORK CITY — To ensure that no Filipino ever goes hungry again is the ultimate economic goal of President Bongbong Marcos by the end of his administration.

In a forum organized by Asia Society on Friday afternoon in the US, the President was asked what he hoped for the country to be economically at the completion of his term.

"Well, to put it very simply, I have 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," he said.

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

The Philippine leader stressed the importance of the government's partnership with the private sector in achieving his administration's objectives.

"I do not think that we could manage to do this by ourselves in the public sector," he noted.

For the President, partnerships would provide stability amid uncertainties due to the pandemic.