Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno identified the necessary measures needed to solve long-standing issues on water security for true economic and social transformation as detailed in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028.
The Department of Finance (DOF) reconvened the Inter-Agency Task Force on Sustainable Finance (ITSF), otherwise known as the Green Force, on May 12, 2023 at the DOF Office in Manila to discuss the status and next steps in the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Roadmap and its Guiding Principles.
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno led the ceremonial signing of the Local Governance Reform Project (LGRP) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Department of Finance – Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF-BLGF) and Prototype local government units (LGUs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and partner government institutions on May 11, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla and Department of Finance (DOF) Undersecretary Mark Dennis Y.C. Joven led the Philippine delegation during the 26th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers and Central…
Department of Finance (DOF) Undersecretary Mark Dennis Y.C. Joven delivered a keynote address welcoming the launch of the ADB-ASEAN+3 Report on Reinvigorating Financing Approaches for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure in ASEAN+3 at the Ministerial Launch Event held on May 2, 2023 on the sidelines of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors in Incheon, Korea.
The Department of Finance (DOF) celebrated on April 24, 2023 126 years of serving the Filipino people as the country’s steward of sound fiscal policy.
The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) announced the economic team’s pursuit of additional tax measures in order to bolster revenues to finance the Marcos Jr. administration’s socioeconomic development agenda during the DBCC Press Conference on April 24, 2023.
The Inter-agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IAC-IMO) convened its first principals-level meeting on April 20, 2023 to discuss updates on specific measures to mitigate food and non-food inflation.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno shared the government’s development agenda with business leaders during the Chinese-Filipino Business Club Inc. (CFBCI) Forum with the theme, “Strengthening Economic Resilience and Sustainability: Charting the Path Towards Inclusive Growth,” on April 19, 2023 at the Century Park Hotel, Manila.
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno emphasized the need for economies to incorporate climate financing into their development efforts in his message for the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group Ministerial Meeting X “From Accra to Marrakech: Advancing Fit-for-Climate Financial Architecture and Development-Positive Climate Action” on April 16, 2023.
