During the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) briefing to the Senate on the proposed PHP 5.768-trillion National Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno gave an overview of the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF), revenue collection performance, and legislative priorities identified by the Department of Finance (DOF) that would help the government achieve the MTFF targets.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed confidence in the Ilocos region and the rest of Luzon’s vast renewable energy (RE) capabilities that will bring the country closer to its net zero goals during the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Laoag on August 14, 2023 at the Fort Ilocandia Resort, Laoag City.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno highlighted the Visayan group of islands’ vast economic potential in sustainable tourism, information technology and business process management (IT-BPM), and renewable energy (RE) during the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) on August 11, 2023 at the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu.

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno highlighted Mindanao’s unique position to boost the country’s economic progress during the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Davao with the theme, Agenda for Prosperity: Economic Transformation toward Inclusivity and Sustainability, on August 9, 2023 at the DusitD2 Hotel, Davao City.

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 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 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).