Sen. JV Ejercito (File photo) MANILA-Senator Joseph "JV" Ejercito on Wednesday said the massive railroad projects being implemented by the current administration is a major key to the country's economic recovery as this will provide jobs and transportation of farm products. Ejercito said this will also provide employment to returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as they remain top priority on the country's infrastructure and industrialization program. He said the ongoing railway projects, such as the North South Commuter Line, South Long Haul and Mindanao Railway, are expected to spread development across the country's rural areas and pave the way for growth development in areas beyond Metro Manila and other major urban centers. He told officials of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to study how returning OFWs can benefit from the country's infrastructure and industrialization programs. "Yung sa mga OFWs natin, probably in the long term, kung ta