The economic team of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asserted that it is "business as usual" for the Philippine government, citing the nation’s resilience in the face of ongoing political unrest. In a joint statement released late Tuesday, Nov. 26, the economic managers cited the strength of the...
The Marcos administration’s economic team encouraged major Japanese companies to strengthen their technology expertise in the country to spur industry development and economic growth. On the sidelines of the Philippine Economic Briefing in Japan, the economic team engaged with top executives of...
President Marcos and his cabinet secretaries came in full force in promoting the Philippines as an attractive investment destination to the United States business community during the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in San Francisco. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, who leads the Marcos,...
The government’s economic team is looking to collect P3.84 trillion to P3.90 trillion in total revenues this year, above the target of P3.73 trillion. In a joint statement, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) said that P2.84 trillion in revenues have been collected in the first...
The Department of Finance (DOF) called on thrift banks to ramp up their digital transformation initiatives. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the administration recognizes the role digital technologies play in unlocking economic potential, productivity, and competitiveness in the 21st...
The Marcos administration's economic managers on Thursday, Aug. 10, recommended an accelerated government spending in the coming quarters to recover its growth momentum following the 4.3 percent expansion of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2023. (File...
The Marcos administration's economic team will be in the United States (US) this week to paint a resilient, fast-growing, open, united, and politically stable Philippines on the sidelines of the World Bank-International Monetary Funk (WB-IMF) Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. *Malacañang photo*...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. vowed to continue his administration’s drive to sustain the improvements reflected in the recent inflation rate data. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides over a Cabinet meeting in Malacañang. (Photo from Presidential Communications Office) In a...
Senate Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants to know the economic managers' basis for supporting the controversial Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF). Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Facebook) Gatchalian had this to say Saturday, Dec. 10 in a DWIZ interview following reports...
Economist-congressman Joey Salceda of Albay's 2nd district believes he has a better way of tackling the inflation problem. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) This, as the solon prodded the economic team of newly-inaugurated President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to focus on...
For Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, the next Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary will be the "most important part of the country’s economic team". Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Salceda, the House Committee on Ways and Means chairman, made this...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos appeared to mean business here in this photo where he is seen meeting his economic team led by incoming Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno. (BBM Media Office) The meeting took place Monday, June 6 at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City. Also...
