President Marcos is confident that his new special assistant for investment and economic affairs, Frederick Go, would make a difference to the country's economic landscape.
Marcos formally introduced Go as the new Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs in a press briefing in Malacañan on Friday afternoon, Jan. 12.
The President said Go brings "a wealth of experience" from more than three decades in the private sector given that he has held positions in the country's biggest corporations.
"If there's one thing that is admirable about the new Secretary, Secretary Go, is that despite him being comfortable in his own life, he knows he can still make a difference to our country," Marcos said.
"I trust that his fruitful years across many ventures have sharpened his acumen for the next big opportunity. He will be at the forefront when we take that leap towards economic growth," he added.
Marcos believes that Go has a vision of innovation which will help the Philippines "create an environment that will not just draw in investment but realize, ushering in an era of unprecedented growth across industries."
Go, the Chief Executive added, will ensure the effective integration and implementation of various investments and economic policies of the government.
Marcos further said that Go was chosen for the position because his expertise lies in the realization of investment deals secured by the President in his foreign trips.
"[H]is expertise lies exactly there— in creating an environment that is interchangeable between government and private sector, so as to be able to make these investments real, to make them profitable, and to make them be felt in the everyday lives of ordinary Filipinos," he stressed.
"I have great confidence in his abilities in that regard simply by looking at his record and seeing the great strides that he has made in all of the different private sector groups that he has been involved with," he added.
Go was the chairman and president of Altus Property Ventures, Inc. and the president of Robinsons Recreation Corporation.
He was also the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RL Commercial REIT, Chairman of Luzon International Premier Airport Development Corporation, Vice Chairman of Robinsons Bank, and Director at Meralco.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University.
He took his oath also on Friday, together with new Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.
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