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AUG

08

2024

Recto: PH continues to lead ASEAN with strong 6.3% Q2 GDP growth driven by robust construction and investments as Build Better More proceeds in full steam

PRESS RELEASE August 8, 2024 Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has underscored that the Philippine economy is once again among the frontrunners in the ASEAN region, posting a strong year-on-year (yoy) growth of 6.3% in the second quarter of 2024 driven by robust construction and

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TAG Build Better More, CREATE MORE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy), Department of Finance (DOF), Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Philippine economy, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Public-Private Partnership Code (PPP Code), Ralph Recto, unemployment

JUL

08

2024

Keynote Speech of Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto during the EJAP-SMC Economic Forum 2024

EJAP President Neil Jerome Morales; fellow workers in government; and friends from the media: good morning. It’s very nice to see all of you again. In the past six months that I have been Secretary of Finance, we have already made countless policy decisions. And I have seen

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TAG Bagong Pilipinas, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Department of Finance (DOF), Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP), Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Public-Private Partnership Code (PPP Code), Ralph Recto, Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), Secretary Frederick Go

JUN

21

2024

Partnership with Nomura

IN PHOTOS: Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto met with senior officials of Nomura on June 20, 2024 in Tokyo to explore opportunities for collaboration in the country’s fundraising activities and public-private partnerships (PPPs). Secretary Recto encouraged Nomura／野村證券 to

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TAG Build Better More, Department of Finance (DOF), DOF Undersecretary Catherine Fong, DOF Undersecretary Charlito Martin Mendoza, DOF Undersecretary Domini Velasquez, DOF Undersecretary Maria Luwalhati Dorotan-Tiuseco, DOF Undersecretary Rolando Tungpalan, National Treasurer Sharon Almanza, Nomura, Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Japan, Public-Private Partnership Code (PPP Code), Ralph Recto

JUN

21

2024

Recto assures Japanese investors: CREATE MORE solves key investor concerns, to give birth to more thriving economic corridors in every corner of PH

Press Release Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has assured Japanese investors that the ongoing amendments to the country’s fiscal incentives system will address their key concerns, giving birth to more thriving economic corridors in every corner of the Philippines–starting with

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TAG ASEAN-JAPAN CENTRE, Asia Brewery President Michael Tan, Ayala CEO Cezar Consing, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), BCDA CEO Joshua Bingcang, BSP Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila Jr, CREATE MORE (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy), DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Deparment of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Transportation (DOTr), DOE Undersecretary Felix Fuentebella, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, Double Dragon Chairman Injap Sia, DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Filinvest Development Corporation Supply Chain Management Head Andrew Gotianun III, foreign direct investment )FDI), Foreign Investments Act (FIA), Green Lane Endorsement, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan-Philippines Economic Cooperation Committee (JPECC), Luzon Economic Corridor, Metrobank Head of Remittance and Trade Department Joseph Pelaez, Metrobank Japan Country Manager Yukinori Kojima, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Managing Director and Principal Global Economist Chiwoong Lee, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Nomura, Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs (OSAPIEA), Official Development Assistance (ODA), Philippine Airlines General Counsel Carlos Luis Fernandez, Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN), Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Japan, Public Service Act (PSA), Public-Private Partnership Code (PPP Code), Ralph Recto, Rationalization of the Mining Fiscal Regime, Renewable Energy Act, Retail Trade Liberalization Act, San Miguel CEO Ramon S. Ang, Secretary Frederick Go, SM Investments Corporation Senior VP for Finance Franklin Gomez, SMBCm Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation President Sean Andre Sy, Stores Specialist Group Inc. President Anthony Huang, VAT refunds, Yazaki Torres Inc. President Felcaster Torres

MAY

28

2024

Recto upbeat on PH econ outlook supported by a more open and liberalized investment policy landscape to lift 14M Filipinos out of poverty

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto is upbeat on the Philippines’ bright economic outlook supported by a more open and liberalized investment policy landscape, which is part of the government’s growth-enhancing strategies aimed at lifting 14 million Filipinos out of

MAY

09

2024

Recto: PH remains a frontrunner in ASEAN growing the fastest by 5.7% in Q1 2024 with industry as the brightest spot driven by strong domestic manufacturing

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has underscored that the Philippine economy is once again a frontrunner in the ASEAN region posting the highest growth of 5.7% in the first quarter of 2024 despite the onslaught of El Niño, with the industry sector being the

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MAY

08

2024

Recto: Strong labor market improvements a sign of thriving and more inclusive economy, gov’t initiatives to enhance the ease of doing biz in PH will bring in more high-quality jobs for Filipinos

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has referred to the strong labor market improvements in the latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) as a sign of a thriving and more inclusive economy and underscored that the government’s initiatives to enhance the ease of doing business in

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TAG CREATE MORE, Department of Finance (DOF), Growth Enhancing Actions and Resolutions (GEARS), Labor Force Survey (LFS), Public-Private Partnership Code (PPP Code), Ralph Recto

APR

21

2024

Recto secures commitments from ADB on digitalization, human capital and infra development, and disaster preparedness programs

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has secured commitments from Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa to support key priority development programs for the Philippines, focusing on boosting digitalization, improving human capital and infrastructure,

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TAG Asian Development Bank (ADB), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Finance (DOF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Public-Private Partnership Code (PPP Code), Ralph Recto, United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC), World Bank (WB)

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