Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has expressed optimism on the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s $ 10 billion climate finance support for the Philippines and thanked the Bank for being a…
The Philippines’ unemployment rate further dropped to 4.2 percent in October 2023 from 4.5 percent a month ago, the lowest level recorded since April 2005 and similar to the rate…
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has underscored the importance of mobilizing blended finance to scale up climate action during a series of events at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) Finance Day on December 4, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has showcased the progress of the Philippines’ digitalization initiatives and urged the global community to rapidly digitalize payments as a means to accelerate climate action in a 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) side event on December 4, 2023 at the Philippine Pavilion.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has underscored that the newly enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines, which was signed into law as Republic Act No. 11966 by President…
The Philippines’ overall inflation level further declined to 4.1 percent in November 2023 from 4.9 percent in the previous month, which is well within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s…
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has underscored the critical role of coalitions in advancing collective action towards addressing climate change during a Department of Finance (DOF)-led side event as part of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on December 4, 2023 at the Philippine Pavilion.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has affirmed that the Department of Finance (DOF) is actively championing the use of gender-responsive nature-based solutions to close the climate finance gap during a high-level panel discussion on December 4, 2023.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has stressed the urgency of setting up the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance in order to strengthen countries’ climate action during a high-level ministerial dialogue as part of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on December 3, 2023.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has spotlighted the Philippines’ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and National Adaptation Plan (NAP), which will resolve the information gap between the country and climate finance providers during a high-level dialogue on December 2, 2023.
