Manila, April 4 -- The government is exhausting all efforts to lower the prices and increase the production of food commodities, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday.

Marcos made the assurance during the national kick-off celebration of the Filipino Food Month 2025 here at the Quezon Provincial Capitol Grounds.

"Bilang tugon, inilunsad natin ang iba't ibang programa upang mapababa ang presyo ng pagkain at mapadami ang produksyon nito (In response, we have launched various programs to lower food prices and increase food production)," he said.

"Kaya naman ang pamahalaan ay patuloy na gumagawa ng mga hakbang upang masiguro na may sapat at murang pagkain para sa bawat Pilipino (That is why the government continues to take steps to...