The country’s headline inflation rate slid to 4.7 percent in July 2023, marking the sixth consecutive month of deceleration. This is within the month-ahead forecast range of the Bangko Sentral…
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno emphasized the importance of maintaining good revenue performance in achieving the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration’s goals set in the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) during the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s 119th Anniversary on August 1, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno joined the official delegation to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s state visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 25 to 27, 2023 to foster stronger…
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno engaged in in-depth discussions on policy reforms in the pipeline which are necessary to sustain the Philippines’ growth momentum during the Post-State of the Nation Address Philippine Economic Briefing (Post-SONA PEB) on July 25, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) leadership, led by Fire Chief Louie S. Puracan has expressed openness to the creation of a sustainable pension fund for the military and uniformed personnel (MUP). This declaration was made during the economic team’s 21st consultative meeting held on July 4, 2023, at the BFP Headquarters in Quezon City.The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) leadership, led by Fire Chief Louie S. Puracan
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., approved on July 19, 2023 the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Laguindingan International Airport…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. signed into law Republic Act No. 11954, otherwise known as the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act of 2023, establishing the Philippines’ first sovereign wealth fund…
The economic managers successfully brought their US-Canada non-deal roadshow to a close on July 14, 2023 (Eastern Daylight Time). Composed of a series of roundtable meetings in New York (July 10-12) and Toronto (July 12-14), the non-deal roadshow served as an opportunity for investors to learn more about the Philippines’ growth outlook, economic and fiscal policy environment, investment opportunities, and growth engines in the medium and long term.
The British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (BCCP) hosted “A Year After: Build, Better, More” on July 13, 2023 at the Fairmont Hotel Makati and brought Philippine government and British business representatives together to discuss the key achievements and economic developments a year into the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
The economic team of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. hosted its eighth Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Canada on July 13, 2023 (Eastern Daylight Time) to apprise Canadian investors of business opportunities in the Philippines in time for the President’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA).
