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PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has underscored that the Philippines is set to establish a gold standard for climate finance and action globally with the recent enactment of the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) Board Act that enables its hosting of the Board. “The LDF

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has secured more support from Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa for the Philippines’ climate action efforts during a high-level meeting on August 28, 2024, at the ADB Headquarters in Ortigas. At the

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has urged his fellow Finance Ministers to drive integrated solutions that bring climate action and poverty eradication all together, stressing the need to balance economic development and climate resilience during a high-level

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has underscored to the members of the Senate that the Department of Finance (DOF)’s 2025 budget proposal prioritizes digitalization for efficient tax administration and public service, and assured that it adheres to the highest

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has welcomed Moody’s recent affirmation of the Philippines’  Baa2 rating with Stable outlook, which reflects strong confidence in the country’s high medium-term growth potential due to the enactment of investment-friendly

PRESS RELEASE With the government working to provide for the urgent needs of 115 million Filipinos, it is imperative that it mobilizes unused and idle funds so that these can be tapped to finance priority government health, education, and infrastructure programs. This was

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto assured the public that the use of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)’s sleeping funds for the government’s priority programs and projects will do no harm to its members nor on its plans to expand its benefit

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has celebrated Japan’s Rating and Investment Information, Inc.’s (R&I) recent upgrade of the Philippines’ credit rating to A- with stable outlook, which reflects robust investor confidence in the country’s high economic growth,

PRESS RELEASE Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has underscored that the Philippines is on track to meet its fiscal program for 2024 on the back of the government’s robust revenue effort and manageable deficit level during the first half of the year.  “So far, we are on track

PRESS RELEASE The Department of Finance (DOF) has teamed up with relevant government agencies to discuss ways to promote transparency in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) process and monitor the impact of its projects on beneficiaries. ODAs are loans or grants that are