Key officials from the Philippine and Swedish governments jointly held a workshop on December 13, 2023 to explore potential opportunities for cooperation in financing key infrastructure and development projects in the Philippines to further strengthen the bilateral ties between the two nations.

The government wrapped up its final leg of the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) for the year in Iloilo City--situated in the fastest-growing region in the Philippines--where key government officials outlined the Marcos, Jr. administration’s strategies to achieve inclusive and sustainable economic transformation.

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 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.

Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has championed the Philippines’ fiscal and economic policies to address climate change in a fireside chat as part of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) events in Dubai on December 1, 2023.

Commencing the participation of the Philippines in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno joined the country’s delegation in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Philippine Pavilion at the Al Wasl Area in Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).